A teacher uses hand-over-hand guidance to teach a child to write his name.As the child begins to successfully complete the task,the teacher provides less and less assistance as she shadows the student's hand.This type of physical prompting and fading is referred to as:
A) guided compliance
B) directed assistance
C) graduated guidance
D) modeling

Question

A teacher uses hand-over-hand guidance to teach a child to write his name.As the child begins to successfully complete the task,the teacher provides less and less assistance as she shadows the student's hand.This type of physical prompting and fading is referred to as:​
A) ​guided compliance
B) ​directed assistance
C) ​graduated guidance
D) ​modeling

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Graduated guidance involves the use of physical prompting initially and then fading the assistance gradually as the child gains mastery of the skill. This is exactly what is happening in the scenario described in the question. Guided compliance and directed assistance are not commonly used terms in behavior analysis, while modeling refers to demonstrating a behavior for the learner to imitate, which is not what is happening in the scenario described.

A Teacher Uses Hand-Over-Hand Guidance to Teach a Child to Write