Allison Is Trying to Teach Her Cat to Use the Toilet

question 38

Multiple Choice

Allison is trying to teach her cat to use the toilet rather than the litter box to go to the bathroom.She initially moves the litter box into the bathroom and gives her cat a treat when she uses it.Then she moves the litter box on top of the toilet and gives her cat a treat when she uses it.Next,she uses a toilet insert that has litter in it but requires her cat to balance on the toilet seat to go to the bathroom.When her cat successfully does this,Allison gives her a treat.Allison is using which of the following processes of operant conditioning?

• A)Fading
• B)Shaping
• C)Chaining
• D)Scalloping

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