Generalization and Maintenance Flashcards

Generalization across stimuli occurs when:

Answer: A trained response occurs in the presence of stimuli similar to but not identical to training stimuli

Stimulus generalization is the occurrence of a trained response in the presence of novel stimuli that share physical or functional properties with the original SD.

Response generalization occurs when:

Answer: Training one behavior leads to untrained but functionally similar responses increasing

Response generalization is the spread of effects to untrained responses that are functionally equivalent to the trained behavior.

Programming common stimuli is a strategy for promoting generalization that involves:

Answer: Including stimuli from the natural environment in training sessions

Programming common stimuli brings elements (people, materials, cues) from the natural environment into training so the behavior is more likely to transfer to that environment.

Which strategy involves teaching a range of exemplars to promote generalization?

Answer: Multiple exemplar training

Multiple exemplar training exposes the learner to many varied examples of a concept or stimulus class so the behavior generalizes broadly beyond training exemplars.

'Loose training' promotes generalization by:

Answer: Varying non-essential aspects of training (therapist, setting, materials) deliberately

Loose training intentionally introduces variation in irrelevant dimensions of training stimuli (e.g., different rooms, trainers, materials) to broaden the stimulus control.

Indiscriminable contingencies are used to promote maintenance by:

Answer: Making it unclear to the learner when reinforcement will or will not be delivered

When learners cannot discriminate between reinforcement and non-reinforcement conditions, they continue responding at high rates, supporting maintenance.