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prompt (psychology)  

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  • A prompt is a behavioral strategy that is used to promote the production of a target behavior that is to be increased. Prompts also may be used to promote the cessation of an undesirable behavior (i.e., while teaching a replacement behavior) or to promote maintenance and generalization of a behavior.

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