REFUSAL SKILLS TRAINING EDUCATIONAL TOOL AND METHOD OF PRACTICING REFUSAL SKILLS
First Claim
1. A refusal skills training educational tool, comprising:
- (a) an enclosure, and(b) an interactive electronic system retained within the enclosure, including at least;
(1) a means for periodically generating a perceptible proposal to participate in addictive behavior,(2) a speech recognition system effective for receiving and identifying a verbal refusal statement spoken in response to a generated proposal, and(3) a reporting mechanism, comprising at least one of (i) a means for reiterating proposals to participate in addictive behavior until the verbal refusal statement is received and identified in response to a proposal, (ii) a means for generating a perceptible positive-reinforcement signal when the verbal refusal statement is received and identified in response to a proposal, and (iii) a means for recording data useful in evaluating responses to proposals.
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Abstract
A portable refusal skills training educational tool including an interactive electronic system within an enclosure, and method practicing refusal skills employing the educational tool. The interactive electronic system includes (i) a means within the enclosure for periodically generating a perceptible proposal to participate in addictive behavior, (ii) a speech recognition system effective for receiving and identifying a verbal refusal statement spoken in response to a generated proposal, and (iii) a reporting mechanism. The reporting mechanism includes at least one of (A) a means for reiterating perceptible proposals to participate in addictive behavior until the verbal refusal statement is received and identified in response to a proposal, (B) a means for generating a perceptible positive-reinforcement signal when the verbal refusal statement is received and identified in response to a proposal, and (C) a means for recording data useful in evaluating responses to proposals.
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45 Claims
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1. A refusal skills training educational tool, comprising:
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(a) an enclosure, and (b) an interactive electronic system retained within the enclosure, including at least; (1) a means for periodically generating a perceptible proposal to participate in addictive behavior, (2) a speech recognition system effective for receiving and identifying a verbal refusal statement spoken in response to a generated proposal, and (3) a reporting mechanism, comprising at least one of (i) a means for reiterating proposals to participate in addictive behavior until the verbal refusal statement is received and identified in response to a proposal, (ii) a means for generating a perceptible positive-reinforcement signal when the verbal refusal statement is received and identified in response to a proposal, and (iii) a means for recording data useful in evaluating responses to proposals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of practicing refusal skills, comprising:
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(a) taking possession of a educational tool for an assignment period, wherein the educational tool comprises at least; (1) an enclosure, (2) a means within the enclosure for periodically generating a perceptible proposal to participate in addictive behavior, (3) a speech recognition system within the enclosure effective for receiving and identifying a predetermined verbal refusal statement in response to a generated proposal, and (4) a reporting mechanism, comprising at least one of (i) a means for reiterating perceptible proposals to participate in addictive behavior until the verbal refusal statement is received and identified in response to a proposal, (ii) a means for generating a perceptible positive-reinforcement signal when the verbal refusal statement is received and identified in response to a proposal, and (iii) a means for recording data useful in evaluating responses to proposals, (b) activating the speech recognition system to initiate a set-up routine wherein the speech recognition system can receive a verbal refusal statement, convert the verbal refusal statement into electrical signals and code the electrical signals for subsequent use in identifying a subsequently received verbal refusal statement, (c) speaking a verbal refusal statement into the speech recognition system with the speech recognition system in the set-up routine, (d) perceiving a proposal to participate in addictive behavior generated by the educational tool, (e) activating the speech recognition system in response to the proposal and speaking the refusal statement, and (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) periodically throughout an assignment period. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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40. A refusal skills training method, comprising:
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(a) automatically generating a perceptible proposal to participate in addictive behavior from a portable electronic educational tool, (b) reiterating proposals from the portable electronic educational tool to participate in addictive behavior throughout at least a demand period until a verbal refusal statement is received and identified from an individual in response to a proposal, and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) periodically throughout an assignment period. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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