Common Mistakes
How to Pair
Reinforcement
Scenarios
General Knowledge
100

Identify the mistake made during pairing:

Therapist: "Hi! Come here! Look at this!"

What is placing demands on the learner?

100
A therapist may be considered this before the pairing process has begun

What is a neutral stimulus?

100

Deprivation is

What is when the learner has not had access to a strong reinforcer in a longer period of time, which will increase the reinforcing properties?

100

Your learner doesn't want a toy that you always give them to pair

Find a new toy! The learner may be satiated on that toy! 

100

Are we a giver or take

We are a giver!

200

If I've been with a learner before, I don't have to pair

What is we always pair

200

Non-contingent reinforcement

What is giving the learner freebies and placing no demands?

200

Social Reinforcement is 

What is praising the learner with social interactions - vocal praise, high-fives, tickles?

200

Your learner is only interested in self-stimulatory behavior (for example, looking through different see through toys at the light)

Find toys that you can give that make looking at the light different or more exciting! Think about the function of the behavior and how you can add to it! 

200

How much playdough to give

Give small amounts so you can give them the playdough more times! 

300

Things I can say during pairing is...

What is narrate, talk about the toys/ games

300

Pairing with reinforcement is important to 

What is to create a willing learner?

300

Satiation is

What is when the learner has had frequent access to the same reinforcer and the value of the reinforcing properties has decreased?

300

Your learner keeps changing the rules of the game you are playing

What is let them change the rules! Have fun and be flexible! 

300

The pairing isn't working

What is keep trying! Pairing is hard, sometimes it takes a while

400

Do we say learners name's while trying to pair

No! Their name can be a demand. 
400

Stimulus- stimulus pairing is 

What is presenting two stimuli at the same time, one stimuli is an established reinforcer and the other is a neutral stimulus?

400

Ways to differentially reinforce

What is quality, quantity and duration?

400

Your learner is bouncing between different toys

What is bounce with them! You can narrate the running around and the different toys (or bring one of the other toys with you!) 

400

How often do you do preference assessments

What is we do preference assessments all of the time! 

500

How often do we pair

What is all the time
500

Types of preference assessments

What is asking, free-operant and trial-based?

500

Immediacy is important to 

What is reinforce the targeted behavior so the learner knows what behavior is being reinforced?

500

Your learner only likes to play with bead maze and tells you to go away when you try to play with them. 

What is move closer without placing demands (could be an inch at a time) or bring your own bead maze to play with. 

500

The best way to pair

There is no best way, pairing is an inherently unique thing! 

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