Which term describes the use of prompts to aid correct responses that ultimately transfers control to the learner?

Which term describes the use of prompts to aid correct responses that ultimately transfers control to the learner?

• A. Antecedent
• B. Systematic Feedback
• C. Direct Instruction
• D. Transfer of Stimulus Control

Answer: (D)

Transfer of stimulus control describes the process where prompts are used to help the learner make a correct response, and through careful prompting and fading, the control of the response shifts from those prompts to the actual discriminative cue in the environment. In practice, you start with prompts to ensure accuracy when the target cue is present, then gradually reduce or remove those prompts while continuing reinforcement. As this fading progresses, the learner begins to respond correctly to the target cue even without prompts, showing that the cue now controls the behavior. For example, teaching a child to touch a red card: you might use prompts (verbal, model, or physical) to elicit the correct response, then fade those prompts so the child responds to the red card on its own. The other terms describe different ideas—antecedents are any cues that precede a response, systematic feedback is information given after a response, and Direct Instruction is a teaching method—but none specifically capture the idea of transferring control from prompts to the learner through fading.

Transfer of stimulus control describes the process where prompts are used to help the learner make a correct response, and through careful prompting and fading, the control of the response shifts from those prompts to the actual discriminative cue in the environment. In practice, you start with prompts to ensure accuracy when the target cue is present, then gradually reduce or remove those prompts while continuing reinforcement. As this fading progresses, the learner begins to respond correctly to the target cue even without prompts, showing that the cue now controls the behavior. For example, teaching a child to touch a red card: you might use prompts (verbal, model, or physical) to elicit the correct response, then fade those prompts so the child responds to the red card on its own. The other terms describe different ideas—antecedents are any cues that precede a response, systematic feedback is information given after a response, and Direct Instruction is a teaching method—but none specifically capture the idea of transferring control from prompts to the learner through fading.