Author Question: If you are teaching a student to make a peanut butter sandwich, which of the following represents a ... (Read 81 times)

savannahhooper · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

If you are teaching a student to make a peanut butter sandwich, which of the following represents a total-task chaining approach?

a. Having the trainer complete all steps except the last one (putting the bread together). The student puts the bread together himself. When he has mastered that step, the trainer completes all but the last two steps, and the student completes those. And so on
b. Having the student complete the first step (getting out the bread) and the trainer completing the remaining steps. When the student has mastered that step, the student completes the first two steps while the trainer completes the rest. And son on
c. Having the student complete all steps of the task, while the trainer provides the necessary level of prompt at each step.
d. Having the trainer model all steps of the task on all occasions.

Question 2

One advantage to the procedure being used by Mr. Worms is that:

a. Sandie will get immediate access to the reinforcer for completing the chain of behaviors.
b. Sandie will get to practice every step of the chain each time Mr. Worms conducts a training session.
c. Sandie will always start with the first step of the task whenever a training session is conducted.
d. All of these are advantages of the procedure Mr. Worms is using.