Prompting and Fading Procedures Flashcards
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Errorless learning procedures are designed primarily to:
Answer: Minimize error responses by ensuring correct responding from the outset
Errorless learning uses intensive prompting from the beginning to prevent errors and promote correct responding throughout acquisition.
During zero-delay trials in time delay procedures, the controlling prompt is delivered:
Answer: Simultaneously with or immediately after the SD
In zero-delay trials, the prompt is delivered simultaneously with or immediately (0 seconds) after the SD, ensuring correct responding.
'Transfer of stimulus control' in prompting refers to:
Answer: The process by which control over behavior shifts from the prompt to the natural SD
Transfer of stimulus control occurs when behavior initially evoked by the prompt comes to be evoked by the natural discriminative stimulus as prompts are faded.
Which prompting strategy begins with the most intrusive prompt and systematically reduces support?
Answer: Most-to-least prompting
Most-to-least prompting starts with the most intrusive prompt (e.g., full physical guidance) and fades to less intrusive levels as the learner gains competence.
'Simultaneous prompting' involves:
Answer: Presenting the SD and the controlling prompt together on every training trial
Simultaneous prompting delivers the SD and a controlling prompt together on every training trial; separate probe trials assess independent responding.
When a learner responds correctly only in the presence of a specific trainer but not others, this most likely indicates:
Answer: Stimulus control by irrelevant trainer-specific cues due to inadequate fading
If the learner requires a specific trainer, stimulus control may be over irrelevant trainer features rather than the natural SD, suggesting insufficient prompt fading.
Which of the following is a primary advantage of most-to-least prompting over least-to-most prompting?
Answer: It prevents errors early in training
Most-to-least prompting provides high initial support, which prevents errors and the inadvertent reinforcement of incorrect responses during early acquisition.