Deck 10: A: Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control

Question 1

Fading involves the abrupt removal of a prompt after the learner starts to make the correct response.​

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In the prompt delay procedure,you provide the prompt,wait 4 seconds and then present the S^D.​

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The procedures of prompting and fading are used to:​

A) ​develop stimulus control
B) ​get existing behavior to occur at the correct time
C) develop new behaviors​
D) ​all of these

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Prompting and transfer of stimulus control is used by:​

A) ​coaches
B) ​teachers
C) ​parents
D) ​all of these

Question 5

Teaching is complete when prompts are no longer being used to get the behavior to occur.​

Question 6

When using prompting and transfer of stimulus control,the use of ____________ gets the correct behavior to occur,and the use of ____________ transfers stimulus control to the natural discriminative stimulus.​

A) ​fading ;prompting
B) ​reinforcement ;extinction
C) ​prompting ;fading
D) ​reinforcement ;punishment

Question 7

If a person who used to engage in a behavior now refuses to,prompting and transfer of stimulus control is an appropriate procedure to get the person to engage in the behavior.​

Question 8

Which of the following is a major category of prompts?​

A) ​response
B) ​stimulus
C) ​behavioral
D) ​A and B

Question 9

Which of the following is (are)necessary for prompting and transfer of stimulus control to be considered complete?​

A) ​prompts have been completely removed
B) ​behavior is under control of the natural discriminative stimulus
C) ​behavior consistently occurs when the prompt is presented
D) ​A and B

Question 10

The learning trial always starts with the presentation of the discriminative stimulus.​

Question 11

A teacher used prompting in order to get a student to pronounce written words correctly.When the student begins pronouncing the words correctly just by seeing them,the teacher begins to remove the prompts.The gradual removal of prompts while the behavior is occurring in the presence of the discriminative stimulus is called:​

A) ​prompt withdrawal
B) ​shaping
C) ​fading
D) ​reduction

Question 12

Ultimately,the discriminative stimulus must have stimulus control over the behavior.​

Question 13

Matt's Dad is teaching him to shoot a basketball.His Dad takes the ball and demonstrates to Matt how to shoot it through the hoop.The use of antecedent stimuli by his Dad in order to get Matt to engage in the right behavior at the right time is called:​

A) ​fading
B) ​prompting
C) ​shaping
D) ​stimulus control

Question 14

Verbal,gestural,modeling and physical prompts are stimulus prompts.​

Question 15

When the behavior of one individual leads to the desired behavior of another individual in the presence of the discriminative stimulus it is called a ____________ prompt.​

A) ​antecedent
B) ​stimulus
C) ​behavioral
D) ​response

Question 16

In order for prompting and fading to lead to stimulus control,the prompts must be presented in the presence of:​

A) ​the target behavior
B) ​the discriminative stimulus
C) ​the S-delta
D) ​the reinforcer

Question 17

Prompts are used to get the correct behavior to occur so it can be reinforced.​

Question 18

Prompt delay is the most commonly used method of transferring stimulus control.​

Question 19

Response prompts are intrusive.​

Question 20

A change in a stimulus or the addition of a stimulus in order to get the behavior to occur is called a ____________ prompt.​

A) ​behavioral
B) ​stimulus
C) ​response
D) ​antecedent

Question 21

When a novel behavior is being taught it is best to use ____________ prompts,and when you want a person to make a correct discrimination ____________ prompts are best.​

A) ​response ;stimulus
B) ​more intrusive ;less intrusive
C) ​stimulus ;response
D) ​less intrusive ;more intrusive

Question 22

Brian has been teaching his son to shoot a basketball correctly.Initially,Brian lowered the backboard and used a smaller ball to increase the chances his son would shoot the ball correctly.Once his son begins having success,Brian begins to raise the backboard and use a larger ball.This is an example of:​

A) ​stimulus delay
B) ​stimulus fading
C) ​prompt delay
D) ​prompt fading

Question 23

When using prompting and transfer of stimulus control,a reinforcer should be delivered when the behavior occurs:​

A) ​in the presence of the discriminative stimulus
B) ​following removal of a prompt
C) ​following a prompt
D) ​all of these

Question 24

A ____________ prompt is the least intrusive and a ____________ prompt is the most intrusive.​

A) ​verbal ;physical
B) ​gestural ;modeling
C) ​modeling ;physical
D) ​gestural ;verbal

Question 25

Motioning how to swing a bat.​

Question 26

When using prompt delay,the period of time between the presentation of the discriminative stimulus and the prompt can be:​

A) ​constant
B) ​progressive
C) ​increased
D) ​A and B

Question 27

Brian is teaching his son to shoot a basketball.Initially,Brian lowers the backboard and uses a smaller ball in order to make it more likely that his son will correctly shoot the ball.This is an example of a(an)____________ prompt.​

A) ​response
B) ​within-stimulus
C) ​extra-stimulus
D) ​B and C

Question 28

Amy's Mom is using flash cards to help Amy study for a history test.Amy's Mom shows her the question on one side of the card and,if Amy does not give the correct answer in a certain period of time,her Mom shows her the answer on the other side.This is an example of:​

A) ​prompt fading
B) ​prompt delay
C) stimulus fading​
D) ​stimulus delay

Question 29

Which method of prompting and fading is used when it is believed the learner does not need a physical prompt to engage in the correct behavior?​

A) primary​
B) ​least-to-most
C) ​most-to-least
D) secondary​

Question 30

A prompt should be delivered ____________ the discriminative stimulus and ____________ the behavior.​

A) ​after ;before
B) ​before;after
C) ​before;before
D) ​after;after

Question 31

In which of the following situations would it be appropriate to use prompting and transfer of stimulus control?​

A) ​the person has not learned the behavior
B) ​the person has learned the behavior but refuses to do it
C) ​the person does not do the behavior in the correct situation
D) ​A and C

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a method of transferring stimulus control?​

A) ​prompt fading
B) ​prompt satiation
C) ​prompt delay
D) ​stimulus fading

Question 33

When only one type of prompt is faded it is called ____________ fading and when fading occurs across different types of prompts it is called ____________ fading.​

A) ​within prompt ;across prompts
B) ​first order ;higher order
C) ​one-dimensional ;multidimensional
D) ​isolated ;generalized

Question 34

A coach is using verbal and modeling prompts to teach John how to swing a golf club properly.As John begins to swing the club correctly,the coach provides fewer and fewer prompts.This is an example of:​

A) ​stimulus delay
B) ​prompt fading
C) prompt delay​
D) ​stimulus fading

Question 35

When a student uses flash cards with questions on one side and answers on the other side to study for a test,it is an example of a(an)____________ prompt.​

A) ​within-stimulus
B) ​extra-stimulus
C) ​physical
D) ​response

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT a type of response prompt?​

A) ​verbal
B) ​modeling
C) ​within-stimulus
D) ​gestural

Question 37

Jennifer's Mom is teaching her how to ride a bicycle.Her Mom gets on the bike and rides it around the yard.By demonstrating the entire behavior,Jennifer's Mom is using a ____________ prompt.​

A) ​modeling
B) gestural​
C) ​physical
D) ​stimulus

Question 38

Tony's basketball coach just put him into the game,but Tony does not know which player on the opposing team he is supposed to guard on defense.The coach points to the player that Tony is to guard.This is an example of a ____________ prompt.​

A) ​modeling
B) ​physical
C) ​gestural
D) ​stimulus

Question 39

Paul's shop teacher is teaching him how to use an electric sander.The shop teacher places his hands over Paul's and guides Paul through the correct motions.Hand-over-hand guidance is an example of a ____________ prompt.​

A) ​gestural
B) ​modeling
C) physical​
D) ​extra-stimulus

Question 40

Tammy's Dad is teaching her to drive.As they approach a stop sign,Tammy's Dad tells her to step on the brake and slow down.This is an example of a ____________ prompt.​

A) ​stimulus
B) ​gestural
C) ​verbal
D) ​modeling

Question 41

Telling the correct way to swing a bat.​

Question 42

What are the 3 types of procedures to transfer stimulus control?​

Question 43

What is used to increase the likelihood that an individual will engage in the correct behavior at the correct time? _____________​

Question 44

Once prompts have been faded,the behavior should be under the ___________ of the natural ___________.​

Question 45

If a baseball coach throws slower pitches to his players at first to help them hit the ball,this is called a(n)___________- stimulus prompt.Plastic outlet covers to prevent children from playing with outlets,is a(n)___________- stimulus prompt.​

Question 46

Describe how you would use flash cards to learn psychology terms using prompting and fading.​

Question 47

In the prompt delay procedure,you present the ____________,wait 4 seconds and present the prompt.​

Question 48

What is a stimulus prompt?​

Question 49

What is least-to-most prompting and fading?​

Question 50

What is fading?​

Question 51

Verbal,gestural,modeling and physical prompts are all examples of what category of prompts? ___________​

Question 52

When the correct behavior occurs at the right time without any assistance,___________ has occurred.​

Question 53

___________ prompts are least intrusive and ___________ prompts are most intrusive.​

Question 54

Prompting and transfer of stimulus control are used in the process of ___________ to develop appropriate __________ over a particular behavior.​

Question 55

Having a child watch you swing a bat.​

Question 56

The two major categories of prompts are ___________ prompts and ___________ prompts.​

Question 57

Identify four types of response prompts.​

Question 58

What is most-to-least prompting and fading?​