Chapter 10

Question 1

What is prompting ? What are prompts ? What is fading ?

Answer 1

Prompting- is used to increase the correct behavior at the correct time(meant to remove the prompt)

Prompt- supplemental antecedent stimulus, the prompt is not the Sd It attracts attention to the SD (prompt should not have stimulus control over behavior only this Sd

Fading- gradually remove the prompt

Question 2

List and briefly describe each of the 4 types of response prompts?

Answer 2

Response prompt- (least to most intrusive)
1 verbal
2 gestural
3 modeling
4 physical

Question 3

Why is it important to always start with the least intrusive type of response prompt?

Answer 3

So that the learner engages in the correct behavior without the prompt so that the natural SD has stimulus control over the behavior

Question 4

Explain “transfer of stimulus control”.

Answer 4

the end results of transfer of stimulus control is that the correct behavior occurs at the right time without any assistance

Question 5

List and briefly describe the 3 techniques used to ensure transfer of stimulus control occurs.

Answer 5

Prompt fading –
1 fading within prompts(One prompt , saying less and giving hints over time within the prompt)
2 fading across prompts (multiple prompts, least to most prompting and fading(starting with verbal) , most to least prompting and fading(starting with physical)

Prompt delay- present SD then see if response occurs if not present prompt a couple minutes later

Stimulus fading- within stimulus prompt (bring it back to its natural form)
Extra stimulus prompt (gradually remove added stimulus)
Ex Gradually removing dotted line when teaching kids to trace a word

Question 6

List the 7 guidelines for prompting and transferring stimulus control.

Answer 6

1 choose the most appropriate prompting strategy
2 get the learner’s attention
3 present the SD
4 prompt the correct response
5 reinforce the correct behavior
6 transfer stimulus control
7 continue to reinforce unprompted responses