EDF 6223 CURRICULUM DESIGN 2026 TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ model
Answer: an antecedent stimulus with topographical similarity to the
behavior the analyst wants to be imitated
◉ planned models
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
Answer: occasion imitation in everyday social environments
◉ formal similarity
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
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?
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?
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
Answer: true
◉ imitation training
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
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):
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
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
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ model
Answer: an antecedent stimulus with topographical similarity to the
behavior the analyst wants to be imitated
◉ planned models
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
Answer: occasion imitation in everyday social environments
◉ formal similarity
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
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?
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?
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
Answer: true
◉ imitation training
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
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):
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
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
