EDF 6223 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
4 criteria of imitation - ANS 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 - ANS an antecedent stimulus with topographical similarity to the behavior the
analyst wants to be imitated
planned models - ANS 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 - ANS occasion imitation in everyday social environments
formal similarity - ANS 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 - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS 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 -
ANS true
imitation training - ANS 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 - ANS 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): - ANS 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
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
4 criteria of imitation - ANS 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 - ANS an antecedent stimulus with topographical similarity to the behavior the
analyst wants to be imitated
planned models - ANS 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 - ANS occasion imitation in everyday social environments
formal similarity - ANS 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 - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS 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 -
ANS true
imitation training - ANS 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 - ANS 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): - ANS 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
