Generalization and Maintenance Flashcards

Self-management programs support maintenance by:

Answer: Teaching clients to monitor, evaluate, and reinforce their own behavior

Self-management transfers the responsibility for monitoring and reinforcing behavior to the individual, promoting independence and long-term maintenance.

Using multiple trainers and settings in a generalization program primarily aims to:

Answer: Broaden stimulus control so the behavior is not limited to one person or place

Training with varied instructors and in multiple settings creates broader stimulus control, reducing the likelihood of narrow responding to only one trainer or location.

Generalization across behaviors is also known as:

Answer: Response generalization

Response generalization occurs across different behavioral topographies or members of a response class, meaning untrained but related behaviors also change.

When a skill does not generalize despite programming efforts, a BCABA should:

Answer: Consult the supervising BCBA to modify the generalization plan and investigate barriers

Failure to generalize signals that the programming plan needs revision; the supervising BCBA should be consulted to identify and address barriers.

The 'general case' programming approach involves:

Answer: Analyzing the full range of stimulus variations and teaching a representative sample

General case programming systematically identifies the universe of relevant stimulus and response variations and selects a teaching set that samples that full range.

Behavioral contrast in generalization refers to:

Answer: An increase in behavior in one setting when it is reduced in another setting

Behavioral contrast occurs when a change in reinforcement in one setting produces an opposite change in behavior in another setting where reinforcement has not changed.