Skill Repertoire Building Procedures - Prompting: What is a prompt? - Prompting for Error Correction

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What are some variations in least-to-most prompting procedures?

1) Use of pause/no consequence between prompting trials instead of "informational no"
2) Moving directly to more intrusive prompts within the same trial without representing the SD before issuing the next prompt

What is the no-no-prompt?

An error correction procedure consisting of the delivery of a prompt following two unsuccessful trials or attempts at responding. It allows the learner two opportunities to respond correctly prior to receiving a prompt. A common variation of this procedure is called the no-no-prompt-repeat.

What are some advantages of the no-no-prompt-repeat error correction procedure?

- Gives learners a second chance at performing a skill independently prior to being prompted
- May be beneficial in teaching learners to identify or discriminate different responses to different SDs
- May be helpful in avoiding prompt dependency in some learners
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Why are different variations to error correction procedures used?

- Not all approaches will be successful/effective for every learner
- Error correction procedures will be individualized for each person

When does prompt dependency occur?

- When individuals require prompting to perform a skill and prompts cannot be faded successfully
- When individuals are not able to discriminate between responses without prompts despite extensive training procedures

How do you avoid prompt dependency?

- Use the least intrusive prompt possible that will be successful for the learner
- Use differential reinforcement (provide more reinforcement for skills that the individual performs independently than for prompted skills)
- Avoid inadvertent prompting

What should one consider when it seems a learner is becoming prompt dependent?

- Is the skill too difficult for the learner?
- Are there errors in the way prompts are being applied and faded?

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