In analysis of tasks, which term describes giving cues or supports to help complete a task?

• A. Prompts
• B. One stop two step
• C. Set up vs full retrieval
• D. Preparatory Methods and Tasks

Answer: (A)

Prompts are cues or supports used during task performance to help someone initiate or complete the steps. In task analysis, you identify where a person might need a nudge and choose prompts that guide them through the sequence without taking over. Verbal prompts might say the next word or remind a step, while physical prompts guide the hand, models show the action, or environmental prompts place items in the correct order. The goal is to provide just enough guidance and then fade the prompts as independence improves.

This is different from set-up versus full retrieval, which is about who provides the materials and retrieves items, not about cues during the task. It’s also different from preparatory methods and tasks, which are about warm-up activities or steps done before the actual task.