Prompting and Fading Procedures Flashcards

In 'graduated guidance,' physical prompting is faded by:

Answer: Gradually reducing physical contact from full guidance to partial contact to shadowing

Graduated guidance fades physical assistance along a continuum from full hand-over-hand to partial contact to a shadow just above the skin.

In 'constant time delay,' the delay interval is:

Answer: The same across all trials after the initial zero-delay phase

Constant time delay uses a fixed delay period (e.g., 4 seconds) consistently following the initial zero-delay training trials.

How does 'progressive time delay' differ from constant time delay?

Answer: The delay increases gradually across sessions or trials

Progressive time delay systematically increases the delay interval (e.g., 0→2→4→6 seconds) to provide more opportunity for independent responding.

Within-stimulus prompts work by:

Answer: Modifying an attribute of the SD itself to highlight the correct choice

Within-stimulus prompts alter a feature of the discriminative stimulus (e.g., exaggerating size or color of the correct option) to increase correct responding.

Which fading technique involves adding extra cues outside the original discriminative stimulus?

Answer: Extrastimulus prompting

Extrastimulus prompts are cues added alongside the original SD (e.g., placing the correct card closer) that are later systematically faded.

A primary risk of failing to systematically fade prompts is:

Answer: Prompt dependency

Without systematic fading, learners may rely on prompts rather than natural SDs, resulting in prompt dependency.

'Stimulus shaping' refers to:

Answer: Gradually changing the physical form of the SD toward the terminal stimulus

Stimulus shaping gradually changes the physical dimensions of a stimulus across trials until it matches the final target form.