An instructor asks a learner to pour milk into a cup. Which option constitutes a response prompt in this scenario?

• A. The staff demonstrated pouring a small amount of milk into a cup and then set the milk carton in front of the learner.
• B. The staff verbally instructed the learner to pour milk.
• C. The staff placed the carton near the learner and asked to start.
• D. The staff asked the learner to observe and wait.

Answer: (A)

The essential idea is that a response prompt is something that directly guides the learner to perform the exact action. Demonstrating how to pour milk provides a concrete example of the target behavior and cues the learner to imitate it, making it a model prompt—a type of response prompt. The other options don’t provide that direct demonstration: verbal instruction tells the learner what to do but doesn’t show how to do it; placing the carton nearby is more about changing the setup (a stimulus or environmental cue) rather than prompting the precise action; and asking the learner to observe and wait doesn’t prompt the response at all.