WU Psychology Discrete Trial Interventions Essay

Effective discrete trial interventions have multiple facets that need to be considered and thoughtfully chosen before implementing them. Instructional cues, prompts, effective reinforcers, and other parts of repeated learning trials are key to maximizing the possibility of a student learning the skill, adapting its use, and continuing to do so after the trial’s end. In this Assignment, based upon the case study and your own research and understanding, you will design a discrete trial intervention for a target behavior.

• Review the Learning Resources and specifically focus on the “Discrete Trial Training” media program to guide you through this Assignment.
• Review the interactive media in the Learning Resources, “Discrete Trial Interventions Case Study.”

Based on the case study, design a discrete trial intervention for the target behavior described in the case study.

Explain why you believe it would be appropriate to use this discrete trial intervention at this point in time.

Be sure to support your Assignment with specific references to behavior-analytic theory and research. In addition to the Learning Resources, search the Walden Library and/or the internet for peer-reviewed articles to support your Assignment. Use proper APA format and citations, including those in the Learning Resources.