Which term describes a stimulus prompt that accentuates features of a stimulus to promote the correct response?

Which term describes a stimulus prompt that accentuates features of a stimulus to promote the correct response?

• A. Redundancy of antecedent stimuli
• B. Task analysis
• C. Chaining
• D. Discrete trial teaching

Answer: (A)

Prompts that make the stimulus features stand out are used to guide the learner toward the correct response. Redundancy of antecedent stimuli means you provide extra cues or multiple features that all signal the same correct choice, so the important aspects of the stimulus are more noticeable and easier to discriminate. This helps the learner respond correctly by highlighting the target features through several cues at once. For example, when teaching a child to pick a red apple among other fruits, you might emphasize the red color in several ways—color cue, a red border on the apple card, and a spoken label—so the salient feature is reinforced. This idea is distinct from task analysis (breaking a task into steps), chaining (linking steps in a sequence), or discrete trial teaching (a structured teaching framework that uses prompts but not specifically about emphasizing stimulus features).

Prompts that make the stimulus features stand out are used to guide the learner toward the correct response. Redundancy of antecedent stimuli means you provide extra cues or multiple features that all signal the same correct choice, so the important aspects of the stimulus are more noticeable and easier to discriminate. This helps the learner respond correctly by highlighting the target features through several cues at once. For example, when teaching a child to pick a red apple among other fruits, you might emphasize the red color in several ways—color cue, a red border on the apple card, and a spoken label—so the salient feature is reinforced. This idea is distinct from task analysis (breaking a task into steps), chaining (linking steps in a sequence), or discrete trial teaching (a structured teaching framework that uses prompts but not specifically about emphasizing stimulus features).