Guided Notes: Stimulus Control
Section 2: The Importance of Stimulus Control
Section 3: Antecedents and Stimulus Control
Section 4: Development of Stimulus Control
Section 5: Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control
Key
Section 2: The Importance of Stimulus Control
Fill in the blanks.
Stimulus control occurs when an individual behaves one way in the ______________of a
stimulus and another way in its_______________.
If the behavior of the individual occurs as a result of the stimulus presented, it can be said that
________________ _______________exists between the stimulus and the behavior.
Section 3: Antecedents and Stimulus Control
Fill in the blanks with the following terms:
Antecedents Behavior Consequences
_______________ occurs as a result of an antecedent or prior experience with
consequences.
_______________ occur after a behavior is exhibited that results in an increase or decrease
in future displays.
_______________ occur before the behavior and are responsible for stimulus control.
Fill in the blanks.
A discriminative stimulus (SD) is a stimulus that is delivered to ________________ an individual
to engage in a particular behavior.
How are connections made between SDs and reinforcers? __________________
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Categorize the following SDs as naturally occurring or planned:
_____________________ Stopping car when seeing a stop sign at intersection
_____________________ Chore charts on a refrigerator
_____________________ Pet sees food in dish and goes to it
_____________________ Timer on toothbrush to signal when complete
_____________________ Seeing dirty dishes in sink then cleaning them
_____________________ List of groceries to buy at store
Fill in the blanks.
Motivating operations (MO) alter the ______________ of a reinforcer or punisher.
MOs affect the display of a behavior because of their effects on _______________ and
_____________.
Identify the motivating operation in each example:
Sal ran a 5K race in hot weather. He was thirsty. MO = _______________________
Sal sat down for 2 hours. He is not thirsty MO = _______________________
Mary watched 3 hours of TV. She wants to go exercise. MO = _______________________
Mary has not watched TV in 4 days. She wants to watch. MO = _______________________
Section 4: Development of Stimulus Control
Fill in the blanks.
What is stimulus discrimination training? ______________________
Part of teaching an individual to respond to a certain stimulus is teaching them what
_____________ to respond to.
A _______________ ___________ is a set of stimuli that share a common attribute.
To teach concepts, a stimulus class must be ____________________.
_______________ ______________occurs when a response is correctly displayed in the
presence of a stimulus that has not been trained or reinforced.
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Match the conditions for stimulus equivalence to its description:
Reflexivity Symmetry Transitivity
_____________ A = B, B = C (trained), A = C (untrained), occurs as a result of training 2
other stimulus relations
_____________ A = A, the stimulus is matched to the target response with a distractor
_____________ A = B (trained), B =A (untrained), the stimulus can be reversed
Section 5: Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control
Fill in the blanks.
_______________ are extra stimuli to accompany an SD so that a learner will display the
correct behavior.
How does stimulus control transfer occur? ______________________________________.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate term.
Most-to-least prompt fading Graduated guidance
Least-to-most prompt fading Time delay
_________________ Physical prompts are gradually faded
_________________ Prompts are initially immediate then delivered 1 to 5 seconds later
_________________ Most intrusive prompts to least intrusive
_________________ Least intrusive to more intrusive prompts
Key
Section 2: The Importance of Stimulus Control
Stimulus control occurs when an individual behaves one way in the presence of a stimulus and
another way in its absence.
If the behavior of the individual occurs as a result of the stimulus presented, it can be said that
stimulus control exists between the stimulus and the behavior.
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Section 3: Antecedents and Stimulus Control
Fill in the blanks with the following terms:
Behavior occurs as a result of an antecedent or prior experience with consequences.
Consequences occur after a behavior is exhibited that results in an increase or decrease in
future displays.
Antecedents occur before the behavior and are responsible for stimulus control.
Fill in the blanks
A discriminative stimulus (SD) is a stimulus that is delivered to provoke an individual to engage
in a particular behavior.
How are connections made between SDs and reinforcers? Immediate reinforcement after the
behavior the SD is provoking is displayed
Categorize the following SDs as naturally occurring or planned:
Naturally occurring Stopping car when seeing a stop sign at intersection
Planned Chore charts on a refrigerator
Naturally occurring Pet sees food in dish and goes to it
Planned Timer on toothbrush to signal when complete
Naturally occurring Seeing dirty dishes in sink then cleaning them
Planned List of groceries to buy at store
Fill in the blanks.
Motivating operations (MO) alter the value of a reinforcer or punisher.
MOs affect the display of a behavior because of their effects on reinforcers and punishers.
Identify the motivating operation in each example:
Sal ran a 5K race in hot weather. He was thirsty. MO = hot weather
Sal sat down for 2 hours. He is not thirsty MO = sitting
Mary watched 3 hours of TV. She wants to go exercise. MO = watching 3 hours of TV
Mary has not watched TV in 4 days. She wants to watch. MO = not watching TV for 4 days
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Section 4: Development of Stimulus Control
Fill in the blanks.
What is stimulus discrimination training? Teaching someone to respond in a specific way to a
specific cue
Part of teaching an individual to respond to a certain stimulus is teaching them what NOT to
respond to.
A stimulus class is a set of stimuli that share a common attribute.
To teach concepts, a stimulus class must be defined.
Stimulus equivalence occurs when a response is correctly displayed in the presence of a
stimulus that has not been trained or reinforced.
Match the conditions for stimulus equivalence to its description:
Transitivity A = B, B = C (trained), A = C (untrained), occurs as a result of training 2 other
stimulus relations
Reflexivity A = A, the stimulus is matched to the target response with a distractor
Symmetry A = B (trained), B =A (untrained), the stimulus can be reversed
Section 5: Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control
Fill in the blanks.
Prompts are extra stimuli to accompany an SD so that a learner will display the correct
behavior.
How does stimulus control transfer occur? When prompts are faded and are not needed for the
learner to perform the behavior.
Match the stimulus control transfer procedure with its description:
Graduated guidance Physical prompts are gradually faded
Time delay Prompts are initially immediate then delivered 1 to 5
seconds later
Most-to-least prompt fading Most intrusive prompts to least intrusive
Least-to-most prompt fading Least intrusive to more intrusive prompts
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