EDF 6223 Exam 1 Study Guide Graded A+

4 criteria of imitation 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 an antecedent stimulus with topographical similarity to the behavior the analyst wants to be imitated planned models 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 occasion imitation in everyday social environments formal similarity occurs when the model's and the imitator's behavior physically resemble each other and are in the same mode