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Errorless learning: reinforcement contingencies and stimulus control transfer in delayed prompting.

P E Touchette, J S Howard

    Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
    |January 1, 1984
    PubMed
    Summary

    Delayed prompting aids errorless learning. Reinforcement probability influences stimulus control transfer, accelerating it when favoring anticipatory responses, though errors remain infrequent.

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    Area of Science:

    • Behavioral psychology
    • Learning and memory

    Background:

    • Delayed prompting is effective for errorless discrimination learning.
    • Reinforcement density disparities can favor unprompted over prompted responses.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how reinforcement probability impacts stimulus control transfer in delayed prompting.
    • To examine the effects of different reinforcement schedules on error rates and transfer speed.

    Main Methods:

    • Three reinforcement schedules were used: equal reinforcement (CRF/CRF), favoring unprompted responses (CRF/FR3), and favoring prompted responses (FR3/CRF).
    • Data collected on error probability, transfer probability, and transfer rate.

    Main Results:

    • Transfer of stimulus control was accelerated when reinforcement probability favored anticipatory responding.

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  • Schedules favoring prompted responses did not inhibit the shift to unprompted responding.
  • Errors were infrequent across all tested reinforcement schedules.

    • Conclusions:

    • Reinforcement probability is a significant factor, but not the sole determinant, in the transfer of stimulus control from delayed prompts.
    • Errorless learning can be maintained across different reinforcement probabilities.
    • Anticipatory responding can be effectively shaped through strategic reinforcement schedules.