ABA glossary

Graduated guidance

A physical prompt adjusted moment to moment, giving only as much contact as needed and moving toward shadowing.

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The RBT's hand moves from the learner's hand to the wrist to hovering nearby.

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RBT C.7 · Behavior AcquisitionPrompt and fade prompts: errorless, least-to-most, stimulus fading, and time delay
BCBA G.8 · Behavior-Change ProceduresFading prompts: prompt delay and stimulus fading

Constant time delay
Discrete-trial teaching
Errorless learning
Extra-stimulus prompt
Latency
Least-to-most prompting

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