The analogies Bill Brown used really helped provide different ways of thinking about what Joint Stimulus Control actual is. Made the topic easier to grasp.
Really enjoyed this. The analogies Billy used were really easy to understand and how they correlate to what he’s trying to get across. Plus the avocado is not an animal genuinely made me laugh.
Billy's use of multiple examples in this video is amazing! It makes it so much easier to understand. Joint stimulus control is definitely one of those ABA terms that can be difficult to understand and explain. I especially enjoyed the colored animal example.
Thanks for simplifying this topic Billy. A followup question that I have for you is, generally how detailed and complex can the linked stimuli be in clinical practice. As you described in the example of a cake recipe, at what point does the "joint" become more like a complex "web"?
Great question! It sounds like your question is asking how we handle a chain of behaviors that could possibly; A) have multiple outcomes or B) different choices that ultimately result in the same terminal behavior. We could look at the chain of behaviors as if under multiple control. The choices made at each "intersection" would be based on the specific person's learning history(I.e. what has been reinforced/punished in the past). For example if we wanted to create a "web" like situation we could use the GPS example from the video. However this time instead of following the demands of the GPS you used your learning history to know that there is a shortcut that has provided more reinforcement in the from of a faster path in the past. The web being the on the fly decisions you are making now that you are off track(i.e. go down this side road with a lower speed limit, choosing to avoid high traffic areas, etc.) You take the shortcut but then use the GPS to get your the remainder of the way. If your shortcut works and you end up getting their faster, then you have met the terminal goal without following the explicit steps, I'd say you displayed some instances of joint control but also a lot of autonomy in leaning into your learning history. If you do not get to the GPS location you may have to turn around and follow it back, but again this would just add to your learning history. You could look at the number times an individual engaged in either following the GPS to the T or diverting from the path and then their history of contacting reinforcement to see if they are more likely to engage in either in the future. This is a great example of how most of the techniques or strategies we use in the field are not held in a vacuum. We as clinicians need to be ready to combine strategies in a way that is most effective for our learners.
Billy Brown has a very easy-to-understand manner of teaching on these topics. Love his style!
We agree!
Billy Brown makes this very easy to understand. Thanks Billy!
Thanks Bill Brown. Very informative
Very informative. Quality video presentation. Thank you Billy Bown.
This guy makes this really easy to understand. Hope to see more of Billy Brown in these videos!
Thanks bill brown for this very helpful information.
The analogies Bill Brown used really helped provide different ways of thinking about what Joint Stimulus Control actual is. Made the topic easier to grasp.
This makes a complex subject very simple to comprehend.
Well spoken, the topics were broken down in a very coherent way. Billy Brown is good.
Not sure how my comment was deleted but anxious to see more discussions like this Bill Brown. Thank you
Bill Brown made this very easy to understand. He seems like a swell guy
So informative. Thank you Billy Brown!
Bill Brown really made this easy for me to understand, thank you!
Really enjoyed this. The analogies Billy used were really easy to understand and how they correlate to what he’s trying to get across. Plus the avocado is not an animal genuinely made me laugh.
Thanks for the info, Billy Brown! You made it really easy to understand :)
Great video, thanks!
Billy's use of multiple examples in this video is amazing! It makes it so much easier to understand. Joint stimulus control is definitely one of those ABA terms that can be difficult to understand and explain. I especially enjoyed the colored animal example.
This model was explained quite well by Billy Brown. I'd love to learn more from him!
Thanks Billy Brown! This was a great listen and very informative. Can’t wait to watch more.
Thanks for simplifying this topic Billy. A followup question that I have for you is, generally how detailed and complex can the linked stimuli be in clinical practice. As you described in the example of a cake recipe, at what point does the "joint" become more like a complex "web"?
Great question! It sounds like your question is asking how we handle a chain of behaviors that could possibly; A) have multiple outcomes or B) different choices that ultimately result in the same terminal behavior. We could look at the chain of behaviors as if under multiple control. The choices made at each "intersection" would be based on the specific person's learning history(I.e. what has been reinforced/punished in the past). For example if we wanted to create a "web" like situation we could use the GPS example from the video. However this time instead of following the demands of the GPS you used your learning history to know that there is a shortcut that has provided more reinforcement in the from of a faster path in the past. The web being the on the fly decisions you are making now that you are off track(i.e. go down this side road with a lower speed limit, choosing to avoid high traffic areas, etc.) You take the shortcut but then use the GPS to get your the remainder of the way. If your shortcut works and you end up getting their faster, then you have met the terminal goal without following the explicit steps, I'd say you displayed some instances of joint control but also a lot of autonomy in leaning into your learning history. If you do not get to the GPS location you may have to turn around and follow it back, but again this would just add to your learning history. You could look at the number times an individual engaged in either following the GPS to the T or diverting from the path and then their history of contacting reinforcement to see if they are more likely to engage in either in the future. This is a great example of how most of the techniques or strategies we use in the field are not held in a vacuum. We as clinicians need to be ready to combine strategies in a way that is most effective for our learners.