PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Task Analysis, Apple Sauce
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A complex behavior consisting of many component behaviors that occur together in a sequence is called a behavioral chain ex: eating gum, folding towels. Each component behavior in the chair dpends on the occurrence of the previous behavior. Each behavioral chain consists of a number of individual stimulus-response components that occur together in a sequence. A behavioral chain is often called a stimulus-response chain. Each behavior or response in the chain produces a stimulus change that acts as an sd for the next response in the chain. The first responses in the chain occur in order. Task analysis: the process of analyzing a behavioral chain by breaking it down into its individual stimulus response components. A task analysis to identify the right sequence of behaviors in a chain may be conducted in various ways. One way is to observe a person engage in the task and record each of the stimulus-response components.
