Common Mistakes
Identify the mistake made during pairing:
Therapist: "Hi! Come here! Look at this!"
What is placing demands on the learner?
What is a neutral stimulus?
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?
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!
Are we a giver or take
We are a giver!
If I've been with a learner before, I don't have to pair
What is we always pair
Non-contingent reinforcement
What is giving the learner freebies and placing no demands?
Social Reinforcement is
What is praising the learner with social interactions - vocal praise, high-fives, tickles?
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!
How much playdough to give
Give small amounts so you can give them the playdough more times!
Things I can say during pairing is...
What is narrate, talk about the toys/ games
Pairing with reinforcement is important to
What is to create a willing learner?
Satiation is
What is when the learner has had frequent access to the same reinforcer and the value of the reinforcing properties has decreased?
Your learner keeps changing the rules of the game you are playing
What is let them change the rules! Have fun and be flexible!
The pairing isn't working
What is keep trying! Pairing is hard, sometimes it takes a while
Do we say learners name's while trying to pair
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?
Ways to differentially reinforce
What is quality, quantity and duration?
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!)
How often do you do preference assessments
What is we do preference assessments all of the time!
How often do we pair
Types of preference assessments
What is asking, free-operant and trial-based?
Immediacy is important to
What is reinforce the targeted behavior so the learner knows what behavior is being reinforced?
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.
The best way to pair
There is no best way, pairing is an inherently unique thing!