Vocabulary
What does interpersonal skills mean?
refers to an array of communication and socialization behaviors that are vital for success in school and work
What is reinforcement used for?
increase the frequency, rate, intensity, duration, or form of a behavior.
What is acquisition deficits
to skills that the student has never learned to use, use correctly, or use in the appropriate contexts.
What does intrapersonal skills mean?
competencies that reside within an individual, include skills in self-management, problem solving, and adaptability, and also play an essential role in social functioning
True or False?
Does the behavior does not increase in frequency?
False
What are performance deficits
these are skills the student knows how to perform but chooses not to because of motivational factors
What does acquisition deficits mean?
refer to skills that the student has never learned to use, use correctly, or use in the appropriate contexts.
Positive reinforcement is
the contingent delivery of a consequence stimulus immediately following a behavior that maintains or increases the frequency, rate, intensity, latency, or duration of the behavior, or improves the form of the behavior.
What are Fluency deficits ?
occur in situations where the student knows how to perform a needed skill and is sufficiently motivated to perform the skill, but the actual performance of the skill is awkward and ineffective.
What does performance deficits mean?
these are skills the student knows how to perform but chooses not to because of motivational factors. T
True or False
Once those targeted behaviors have been attained, the goal should be to gradually withdraw formal positive behavior supports and allow natural contingencies to maintain the behaviors
True
Internal or external factors used for?
may make using a skill more difficult, despite being able to demonstrate the skill during role-play scenarios.
What does Reinforcement mean?
a process in which a behavior is strengthened as a result of a consequence that follows the behavior.
What is extrinsic reinforcement?
external to the individual) systems motivate them to exhibit appropriate behavior, which then produces naturally occurring reinforcers
Are there conditions that interfere with skill usage must be identified and addressed when developing a social skills intervention plan ?
True or False?
True