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sdfghj · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

A number of suggestions for teaching loosely were made by Baer (1999). Name five of these recommendations for teaching loosely and provide a rationale as to why each suggestion may be pertinent to a learner's performance of a target behavior(s).

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Question 2

List and discuss two potential advantages/benefits of programming common stimuli.

What will be an ideal response?

potomatos · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answers should include five of the following suggestions as stated by Baer (1999) with a brief rationale for its importance in the performance of a target behavior: use two or more teachers, teach in two or more places, teach from a variety of positions, vary your tone of voice, vary your choice of words, show stimuli from a variety of angles, have others present sometimes, vary the reinforcers, teach in varying lighting conditions, teach in varying noise level conditions, vary decorations, furniture, & their locations, vary times of day for training sessions, vary the temperature of the training settings, vary the smells in the training settings, and vary the content of what's being taught

Answer to Question 2

Answers should include two of the following advantages/benefits of programming common stimuli and a brief explanation: conducting instruction in natural settings is not always possible or practical; community-based training may not expose learners to the full range of examples they are likely to encounter later in the same setting; instruction in natural settings may be less effective and efficient than classroom instruction because the trainer cannot halt natural flow of events to contrive variety of training trials; instruction in simulated settings can be safer.