Forward Chaining ✔✔Begin with the first SD- response component in the chain and then continue
forward through the remaining SD-response
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Example: Teaching a child to brush their teeth from the beginning of the task with the SD "Brush
your teeth" the child gets the tooth brush, turns on the cold water, puts the toothbrush under the
water... eventually then gets towel, wipes mouth and hands and hangs towel up. The reinforcer
will be AFTER THE TARGET STEP and the Therapist will continue to guide the child through
the rest of the chain.
Discrimination Training ✔✔The process of reinforcing a target response only when the target
antecedent or SD is present. Teaching the client to "tell the difference between two or more SDs."
Examples: Teaching the child to be able to tell the difference between their mom and dad in
pictures with saying "Touch mom" or "Touch dad" and the child responds correctly. When holding
up an apple teaching the child to answer the different questions of "What is it?" "What do you do
with it?" and "What color is it?" using only the apple as the stimulus.
Simultaneous Discrimination Training ✔✔When multiple objects are placed in front of the child
and they are asked to touch, point or pick up the item.
- This type has a visual field and most likely involves using a table and chair or sitting on the floor
- Uses 7 step and the 4 step sequence of teaching (refer to initial training notes)
- Examples of SDs that use this method: "Touch (color)", "Give me the (object)" "Point to the
(item)"
Successive Discrimination Training ✔✔When the target and the distractors cannot be presented
simultaneously. The target and the distractor occur across successive trials- This type has NO visual field of stimuli.
- Uses 3 step and the 2 step sequence of teaching (refer to initial training notes)
- Examples of SDs that use this method: Telling the client to do an action like "Jump." (They cant
do anything else at the same time) Asking the client a question like "What is your name?" (They
cannot answer anything else at the same time)
Expanded trials ✔✔Systematically increasing the time in between presentation of the target Sd by
gradually increasing the number of trials of previously mastered targets. The formula is as follows:
TXdTXdTXdTXd, TXddTXddTXddTX, TXdddTXdddTXdddTX [Show Less]