Discrimination Training

Discrimination Training

1. A simple discrimination is exemplified by

   • involves a three-term contingency
     • Reinforcement or punishment
     • After repeated exposure to the contingency, the SD becomes discriminative for the type of consequence likely to result from a particular behavior

2. Conditional Discrimination

   • A response is reinforced in the presence of the SD only when certain conditions or other stimuli are present

3. Difference

   • The Number of antecedent stimuli

4. Teaching concepts is fostered by

   • differentially reinforcing exemplars of the concept
   • Differentially reinforcing a verbal set of rules that defines the concept
   • Placing negative exemplars that are almost exemplars on extinction

5. When developing multiple-choice items to teach fine discriminations

   • make all incorrect options almost correct

6. A concept requires

   • generalization within and discrimination between stimulus classes and that all class stimuli occasion the same response

7. Discrimination Training requires

   • One behavior and two or more stimuli
   • Differential reinforcement of a single response topography under various stimulus conditions
   • Extinction of a single response topography under various stimulus conditions