Prompting/Transfer of Stimulus Control

Question 1

Prompting definition

Answer 1

Giving stimuli before a behvaior to increase the likelihood that person will engage in the target behavior at the correct time

Question 2

Response prompt

Answer 2

Behavior of another person evokes the target behvavior from the target person

Question 3

Verbal prompt

Answer 3

Hints, instructions, comments to guide/direct behavior

Question 4

Gestural prompt

Answer 4

Physical movements that indicate how, where or what
- ex: pointing to indicate where

Question 5

Modeling prompt

Answer 5

Demonstration of the entire target behvaior by another person
- parent uses spoon to eat peas, baby watches and does the same

Question 6

Physical Guidance prompt

Answer 6

Another person physically assists in the execution of target behavior
- VERY INTRUSIVE

Question 7

Three Step prompting

Answer 7

Use prompts progressively
- Verbal, Modeling, Physical Guidance prompts

Question 8

Stimulus prompt

Answer 8

Stimulus is changed, added, removed to encourage target behavior

Question 9

Within Stimulus prompt

Answer 9

Changing stimulus in some way
- changing location, size, shape, colour etc.

Question 10

Extra Stimulus prompt

Answer 10

Adding a stimulus to the SD

Question 11

Picture prompts

Answer 11

Drawings or photos
- symbols

Question 12

Auditory prompts

Answer 12

Sounds

Question 13

Environemental prompts

Answer 13

Alterations/Additions to the physical surroundings
- ex: changing classroom seating arrangement

Question 14

Transfer of Stimulus Control

Answer 14

Prompts are faded, reduced, eliminated so the target behavior occurs to the normal stimulus alone
- behavior continues to be reinforced

Question 15

Fading

Answer 15

Gradual elimination of prompting so that eventually it is no longer needed

Question 16

Response prompt Fading

Answer 16

Response prompt is gradually lessened

Question 17

Fading WITHIN prompt

Answer 17

Same prompt is used but id DECREASED in magnitude

Question 18

Fading ACROSS prompts

Answer 18

Prompt is changed

Question 19

Most-to-Least prompting and fading
(Decreasing Assistance)

Answer 19

Prompts change from MORE to LESS intrusive
- start with MOST intrusive prompt

Question 20

Least-to-Most prompting and fading
(Increasing Assistance)

Answer 20

Prompts change from LESS to MORE intrusive
- start with LEAST intrustive prompt

Question 21

Graduated Guidance

Answer 21

Uses fading physical guidance prompts
- pressure/contact is reduced

Question 22

Shadowing

Answer 22

Follows learner’s movement WITHOUT CONTACT

Question 23

Spatial Fading

Answer 23

Focus of guidance
- fingers to hand to wrist to elobow

Question 24

Stimulus prompt fading

Answer 24

Stimulus prompt is DECREASED in magnitude or frequency

Question 25

Prompt Delay

Answer 25

Present stimulus, wait certain # of seconds, if behvaior does not occur, provide the prompt