Fading Flashcards
How do we know whether we have transferred stimulus control?
A behaviour occurs without prompting
Define fading
The gradual removal of prompts so that behaviour occurs in the presence of a discriminating stimulus
What two ways are there for fading response prompts?
Fading across prompts (most to least)
Fading within prompts
What is meant by fading across prompts?
When more intrusive prompts are replaced by less intrusive prompts. A.k.a most to least prompting
What is meant by fading within prompts?
When a prompt is made less and less noticeable (remaining within the same type of prompt) across trials.
Fading _____ prompts: When a prompt is made less and less noticeable (remaining within the same type of prompt) across trials
Within
Fading ____ prompts: When more intrusive prompts are replaced by less intrusive prompts. A.k.a most to least prompting
Across
What are the two types of stimulus prompt fading?
Within-stimulus fading
Extra-stimulus fading
Define extra stimulus fading
Fading procedure in which the extra-stimulus used to prompt the behaviour is gradually lessened or removed
Define within-stimulus fading
Fading procedure in which the alteration to the Sd is gradually lessened or removed
____ fading: Fading procedure in which the extra-stimulus used to prompt the behaviour is gradually lessened or removed
Extra-stimulus fading
____ fading: Fading procedure in which the alteration to the Sd is gradually lessened or removed
Within-stimulus fading
A situation in which a person will not engage in a behaviour without being prompted is called ____ ____
Prompt dependence
