Coach Kool was teaching first graders how to hit a baseball thrown…

GrandSeal3946Coach Kool was teaching first graders how to hit a baseball thrown…Coach Kool was teaching first graders how to hit a baseball thrown by a pitcher.  Previously the players had only hit the baseball off a tee.  Luke was a good baseball player and a fast learner.  Coach Kool told Luke to stand in the batter’s box, to hold the bat back, to start his swing a little before the ball got to the plate, to swing level, and to watch the ball all the way to the bat.  The assistant coach Dave, threw some pitches to Luke while coach Kool stood nearby.  Coach Kool praised Luke each time he hit the ball and continued to give Luke instructions when he needed to improve his performance.  As Luke hit the balls successfully, the coach no longer gave instructions but continued to praise him for each hit.  Next up was Tom.  He listened to the same instructions that Luke heard but could not hit the ball.  To help Tom, coach Kool pointed to where Tom should stand and gestured how the ball would come over the plate and where Tom should swing the bat.  With his extra help, Tom started to hit the ball and coach Kool praised him each time.  Eventually, Tom hit the ball without any extra help or instructions. Finally there was Trevor.  Trevor watched and listened to everything coach Kool was saying and doing but he just couldn’t connect.  Coach Kool stood behind Trevor as he batted and put his hands over Trevor’s hands on the bat and helped him to swing the bat and connect with the ball.  After doing this a few times, Coach Kool backed off a little: he got Trevor in position and started the swing with him but then let Trevor finish the swing himself.  The coach then backed off a little more: He got Trevor in position and told him when to swing but let Trevor swing by himself.  After a few minutes, Trevor was hitting the ball independently and Coach Kool praised him each time.a) In class we identified FOUR types of PROMPTING techniques.  Name TWO of the four types of prompting techniques that were illustrated AND which child received the specific type of prompting technique.  Be sure to describe HOW Coach Kool demonstrated the type of prompting technique you mentioned.b)  Prompting procedures can be used to help individuals who may not be sensitive to the environmental conditions or contexts that determine when a target behavior is required or when a target behavior is appropriate.  Prompts usually are presented together with the NATURAL DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS.  For the boys mentioned above, what is the target behavior and what is the natural discriminative stimulus that should determine when the target behavior is appropriate?Social SciencePsychology