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EDF 6223 Exam Questions And CorrectAnswers 2025-2026
Imitation Definition ANSWER A model stimulus is presented in an effort to evoke the
imitative behavior
The imitative behavior follows immediately
The model and behavior must have formal similarity
The model must serve as a controlling variable for the imitative behavior (SD)
Types of Models ANSWER Planned models
-Pre-arranged antecedent stimuli that help learners acquire new skills
-Shows the learner exactly what to do
Unplanned models
-Occur in everyday social interactions
Formal Similarity - ANSWER •The model and the behavior resemble each other
physically
Immediacy - ANSWER •The temporal relation between the model and occurrence of the
imitative behavior is highly significant
•Imitation may also occur at later times and in the context of everyday life situations
-However, when this occurs in the absence of a model, it is not imitation
Discriminative features of the environment are different in this context, i.e. the model is
not controlling the behavior
Controlled Relation - ANSWER •The controlling relation between the model and the
imitative behavior is paramount
•This is best evidenced when the model is novel and it still evokes an imitative response
, -After this first occurrence, the new behavior has a history of reinforcement
-Becomes a discriminated operant
Imitation Training - ANSWER •Some children with disabilities need to be taught to imitate
•Goal: to teach children to "do what the model does"
-Generalize a rule to imitate models
-Also referred to as generalized imitation
Steps to Imitation Training(Striefel, 1974) - ANSWER •Evaluate and teach prerequisite
skills for imitation training
•Identify models for training
•Pretest
•Order models for training
•Conduct imitation training
Assessing/Teaching Prerequisite Skills - ANSWER •Prerequisite skills include:
Attendance- stay seated, hands in lap, eyes forward when name is called; attend to
objects when instructed by teacher
Problem behaviors that impede training may need to be eliminated
Selection of a Training Model- ANSWER •Identify about 25 initially
•Include gross and fine motor examples
•Body parts moved
Manipulation of physical objects
Only one at a time-single movements-not combinations (save combinations for later
Pretesting - ANSWER •Purpose: to determine if individual already imitates some models
•Procedures:
-Get learner in "ready" position
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