An additional stimulus paired with the SD/instruction that brings about correct responding. If it doesn't evoke correct responding, it isn't this.

• A. Error correction
• B. Prompt
• C. Mixed Trials
• D. Mass Trials

Answer: (A)

Prompting is an added cue that is presented along with the instruction or stimulus to increase the likelihood of a correct response. It acts before or during the response to guide the learner toward the correct behavior, and it only serves its purpose if it actually elicits a correct response. When the extra cue does not produce the desired right answer, it isn’t functioning as a prompt in that moment, and you’d typically adjust the level or type of prompt or fade it over time.

This distinguishes prompting from other concepts. Error correction is a procedure used after an error has occurred: you revisit the task, often providing the correct answer or a model to help the learner respond correctly on subsequent trials. Mass trials and mixed trials describe how you schedule or organize multiple attempts (focusing on repetition of the same target, or varying targets within a session), rather than the presence or absence of an initial cue that prompts the correct response.