Mary is teaching Mark how to tie his shoes. After developing a task analysis, she has Mark perform each step in the task every training session and provides reinforcement after each and every step. This is an example of which kind of chaining procedure?

Forward

Explanation:

In this procedure the child is taken from the first step of the procedure, sequentially until the last step. As in the case above, the child was asked to perform each step of the analysis.

Answer: Whole Task Chaining

Explanation:

A task analysis is an intervention which links a series of behaviors to create a more complex behavior chain. Constructing the intervention chain must be done before the intervention begins.

Total task chaining is completing the entire sequence and receiving reinforcement at the end of the completed task chain. This is most appropriate when the learner has the prerequisite skills to complete the tasks in the chain and would not require many trials to criterion based on past learned knowledge.

In total task chaining. The behavior analyst or parent walks the child through each step of the task, prompting as necessary.