EDF 6223 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
4 criteria of imitation - correct answer- 1. the imitative behavior is
occasioned by another person's model of the behavior
2. the imitative behavior has formal similarity with the model
3. the imitative behavior follows the modeled behavior closely in time
4. the model is the primary controlling variable for the imitative behavior
model - correct answer- an antecedent stimulus with topographical
similarity to the behavior the analyst wants to be imitated
planned models - correct answer- prearranged demonstrations of behavior
that show the learner exactly what to do, be it acquiring new skills or
refining the topography of certain elements of existing skills
-can be live or filmed
unplanned models - correct answer- occasion imitation in everyday social
environments
formal similarity - correct answer- occurs when the model's and the
imitator's behavior physically resemble each other and are in the same
mode
,T/F: delayed behaviors replicating the topography of a model are imitative -
correct answer- false, a close temporal relationships between the model's
performance and the learner's behavior is an important feature of imitation
what is the most important property defining imitation? - correct answer-
the controlling relation between a model's demonstration and a learner's
performance of topographically similar behavior
when is a controlling relation between the model's behavior and the
imitator's behavior inferred? - correct answer- when a model evokes a
similar behavior without a prior history of reinforcement
T/F: an imitative behavior is a new behavior that follows a novel antecedent
event - correct answer- true
imitation training - correct answer- a systematic, research- based set of steps
for teaching a non-imitative learner to imitate models of noel behavior
imitation training protocol (1): assess, and teach if necessary, prerequisite
skills for imitation training - correct answer- attending to the model is a
prerequisite skill for imitation training. assess the skills for a minimum of 3
sessions and begin training if assessment data shows adequate attending
skills
imitation training protocol (2): - correct answer- practitioners may need to
select and use about 25 behaviors as models during imitation training.
including gross motor and fine motor movements as models provides
learners with opportunities to develop more refined differentiation with
, their imitative skills. initial training usually includes models of the
movement of body parts and the manipulation of physical objects
imitation training protocol (3): pretest - correct answer- the learner's
response to the selected models should be pretested:
1. prepare the learner's attending behaviors for the pretest
2. if using an object mode, place 1 in front of the learner and 1 in front of
yourself
3. say the learner's name to start, and when the learner makes eye contact,
say, "do this"
4. present the model
5. immediately praise each response that has formal similarity to the
model, and deliver reinforcement ASAP
6. record the learner's response as correct, incorrect, or as an
approximation of the model
7. continue pretesting with the remaining models
imitation training protocol (4): sequence selected models for training -
correct answer- use the pretest to arrange the presentation sequence for the
selected models, arranging the sequence from the easiest to the most
difficult models to imitate. the first models selected are those that the
learner imitated correctly on some, but not all, of the pretest trials. the
models that the learner responded to incorrectly, but that approximated the
model, are selected next. finally, the models that the learner failed to
perform, or performed incorrectly, are the last to be selected for training
Conduct Imitation Training Sessions: Preassessment - Correct Answer- Use
The First 3 Models Currently Selected For Training And Present Them 3
Times Each In Random Order. If The Learner's Behavior Has Similarity To
The Model On All 3 Presentations, That Model Is Removed From The
ANSWERS 2025
4 criteria of imitation - correct answer- 1. the imitative behavior is
occasioned by another person's model of the behavior
2. the imitative behavior has formal similarity with the model
3. the imitative behavior follows the modeled behavior closely in time
4. the model is the primary controlling variable for the imitative behavior
model - correct answer- an antecedent stimulus with topographical
similarity to the behavior the analyst wants to be imitated
planned models - correct answer- prearranged demonstrations of behavior
that show the learner exactly what to do, be it acquiring new skills or
refining the topography of certain elements of existing skills
-can be live or filmed
unplanned models - correct answer- occasion imitation in everyday social
environments
formal similarity - correct answer- occurs when the model's and the
imitator's behavior physically resemble each other and are in the same
mode
,T/F: delayed behaviors replicating the topography of a model are imitative -
correct answer- false, a close temporal relationships between the model's
performance and the learner's behavior is an important feature of imitation
what is the most important property defining imitation? - correct answer-
the controlling relation between a model's demonstration and a learner's
performance of topographically similar behavior
when is a controlling relation between the model's behavior and the
imitator's behavior inferred? - correct answer- when a model evokes a
similar behavior without a prior history of reinforcement
T/F: an imitative behavior is a new behavior that follows a novel antecedent
event - correct answer- true
imitation training - correct answer- a systematic, research- based set of steps
for teaching a non-imitative learner to imitate models of noel behavior
imitation training protocol (1): assess, and teach if necessary, prerequisite
skills for imitation training - correct answer- attending to the model is a
prerequisite skill for imitation training. assess the skills for a minimum of 3
sessions and begin training if assessment data shows adequate attending
skills
imitation training protocol (2): - correct answer- practitioners may need to
select and use about 25 behaviors as models during imitation training.
including gross motor and fine motor movements as models provides
learners with opportunities to develop more refined differentiation with
, their imitative skills. initial training usually includes models of the
movement of body parts and the manipulation of physical objects
imitation training protocol (3): pretest - correct answer- the learner's
response to the selected models should be pretested:
1. prepare the learner's attending behaviors for the pretest
2. if using an object mode, place 1 in front of the learner and 1 in front of
yourself
3. say the learner's name to start, and when the learner makes eye contact,
say, "do this"
4. present the model
5. immediately praise each response that has formal similarity to the
model, and deliver reinforcement ASAP
6. record the learner's response as correct, incorrect, or as an
approximation of the model
7. continue pretesting with the remaining models
imitation training protocol (4): sequence selected models for training -
correct answer- use the pretest to arrange the presentation sequence for the
selected models, arranging the sequence from the easiest to the most
difficult models to imitate. the first models selected are those that the
learner imitated correctly on some, but not all, of the pretest trials. the
models that the learner responded to incorrectly, but that approximated the
model, are selected next. finally, the models that the learner failed to
perform, or performed incorrectly, are the last to be selected for training
Conduct Imitation Training Sessions: Preassessment - Correct Answer- Use
The First 3 Models Currently Selected For Training And Present Them 3
Times Each In Random Order. If The Learner's Behavior Has Similarity To
The Model On All 3 Presentations, That Model Is Removed From The
