Skill Acquisition Programming Flashcards

Which type of prompt involves physically guiding a learner through the correct response?

Answer: Physical prompt

A physical prompt involves hand-over-hand or other physical contact to guide the learner through the target response.

In errorless learning, prompts are provided at what point relative to the learner's response opportunity?

Answer: Before the learner has a chance to respond incorrectly

Errorless learning delivers prompts immediately with the SD to prevent the learner from making errors before prompts are given.

Which prompt fading strategy reduces prompt intrusiveness from most to least over successive trials?

Answer: Most-to-least prompt fading

Most-to-least fading begins with the most intrusive prompt and systematically reduces prompt level as the learner demonstrates competence.

Progressive time delay differs from constant time delay in that it:

Answer: Increases the delay in fixed increments across sessions

Progressive time delay starts with a 0-second delay and incrementally increases (e.g., by 1–2 seconds) until the learner responds independently before the prompt.

What is the primary goal of stimulus control transfer in skill acquisition?

Answer: Shifting stimulus control from a prompt to the natural discriminative stimulus

Stimulus control transfer procedures fade artificial prompts so the natural SD — not the prompt — evokes the target behavior.

Incidental teaching is a naturalistic teaching procedure that is primarily initiated by:

Answer: The learner's spontaneous interest or initiation

Incidental teaching capitalizes on the learner's own initiations and motivation in the natural environment to create teaching opportunities.

Response blocking is best defined as:

Answer: Physically preventing a response from occurring or being completed

Response blocking is an antecedent or consequent procedure that physically interrupts a response, often used alongside redirection to an alternative behavior.