ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Prompting and Fading Procedures Questions and Answers 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A therapist uses a hand-over-hand prompt to guide a child through handwashing. Which type of prompt is this?
- Gestural prompt
- Verbal prompt
- Physical prompt (Correct answer)
- Model prompt
Correct answer: Physical prompt
Hand-over-hand guidance is a physical prompt because the therapist physically manipulates the learner's body to complete the response.
Question 2: When fading prompts using a most-to-least (MTL) hierarchy, which prompt is presented first?
- The least intrusive prompt
- No prompt at all
- The most intrusive prompt (Correct answer)
- A gestural prompt only
Correct answer: The most intrusive prompt
MTL fading begins with the most intrusive prompt and gradually reduces intrusiveness as the learner demonstrates independence.
Question 3: Which of the following best describes 'stimulus fading'?
- Gradually removing the prompt across trials
- Changing a physical dimension of the SD so the learner responds without extraneous help (Correct answer)
- Using intermittent reinforcement to reduce dependence
- Delaying the prompt by increasing seconds over trials
Correct answer: Changing a physical dimension of the SD so the learner responds without extraneous help
Stimulus fading involves systematically changing a dimension (e.g., color, size) of the discriminative stimulus so the learner transfers control to the natural stimulus.
Question 4: A learner consistently requires a verbal prompt to initiate a task even after 20 sessions. This pattern most likely indicates:
- Successful prompt fading
- Prompt dependency (Correct answer)
- Response generalization
- Stimulus control has been established
Correct answer: Prompt dependency
Continuing to need prompts after extended practice suggests the learner has become dependent on the prompt rather than the natural SD.
Question 5: In graduated guidance, what does 'shadowing' refer to?
- Reinforcing approximations toward the target behavior
- Keeping hands close to the learner without contact, ready to assist (Correct answer)
- Reducing verbal cues while maintaining visual cues
- Using a peer model to demonstrate the behavior
Correct answer: Keeping hands close to the learner without contact, ready to assist
Shadowing in graduated guidance means the trainer's hands hover near the learner without touching, providing physical support only if the learner falters.
Question 6: Which prompt type is LEAST intrusive in a standard prompt hierarchy?
- Full physical prompt
- Partial physical prompt
- Gestural prompt
- Indirect verbal prompt (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Indirect verbal prompt
An indirect verbal prompt (e.g., 'What do you do next?') provides the least amount of assistance and requires the most independent responding.
Question 7: Time delay is primarily used to:
- Increase the magnitude of reinforcement
- Transfer stimulus control from a prompt to the natural SD (Correct answer)
- Add new behavior to a learner's repertoire through shaping
- Reduce problem behaviors during instruction
Correct answer: Transfer stimulus control from a prompt to the natural SD
Time delay procedures insert a pause between the SD and the prompt, gradually transferring stimulus control to the natural cue as the learner anticipates the correct response.
ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Prompting and Fading Procedures Questions and Answers 3
A therapist uses a hand-over-hand prompt to guide a child through handwashing.
Which type of prompt is this?