ABSTRACT
This chapter describes three strategies for capitalizing on existing forms of stimulus control: modeling, physical guidance, and situational inducement. Modeling is a procedure by which a sample of a given behavior is demonstrated to an individual to induce that individual to engage in a similar behavior. As is true for rules, modeling can be powerful. Modeling is most effective when combined with other behavioral teaching strategies. The combination of instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and reinforcement to teach a variety of skills is called behavioral skills training. Physical guidance is the application of physical contact to induce an individual to go through the motions of desired behavior. Physical guidance is used as an aid for teaching individuals to follow instructions or imitate a modeled behavior so that instruction or modeling can then be used without physical guidance to establish other behaviors. Situational inducement refers to the influence of a behavior by using situations and occasions that already exert control over the behavior.
