Four-Step Error Correction

Which is the correct sequence for the four-step error correction procedure?

• Block, Prompt, Switch, Retest

• Prompt, Switch, Block, Retest

• Retest, Switch, Prompt, Block

• Block, Prompt, Retest, Switch

Do not rearrange materials, re-present initial instruction and simultaneously prompting using most intrusive prompt. This describes which step in the four-step error correction procedure?

• Step 1: Block

• Step 2: Prompt

• Step 3: Switch

• Step 4: Retest

During the four-step error correction procedure, what is the next step after presenting multiple distractor trials?

• Switch

• Prompt

• Block

• Retest

Danielle is a behavior analyst who is working with her client to identify letters. She gives the instruction, "Show m A." The client begins to reach for E. What should Danielle do next when using the four-step error correction procedure with her client?

• Allow the client to select the incorrect letter.

• Block her client from selecting E.

• Present the SD again.

• Prompt her client to select A.

What phase can be added between the prompt and switch phase to extend the four-step error correction procedure?

In addition to physically blocking an incorrect response, what else should the therapist do during the block phase when using four-step error correction?

• Provide verbal feedback to indicate the correct response.

• Remove all incorrect answer choices.

• Briefly (1-2 seconds) break eye contact/turn head away from the child.

• Provide neutral verbal feedback to indicate the response was incorrect.

What should the therapist do when the client responds incorrectly during the retest phase?

• Go back to step 1 of the error correction procedure.

• Continue to the next trial.

• Repeat the trial without adjusting the prompt level.

• Complete 2-5 distractor trials.

What should the therapist do after the client gives a correct response during the retest phase after implementing the four-step error correction procedure.

• Provide praise and a high value reinforcer

• Provide neutral feedback

• Move to the next trial without delivering feedback

• Allow the client to have a break