Imagine That You Want to Improve a Distractible Child's Ability

question 27

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you want to improve a distractible child's ability to sit still and listen in class. Which one of the following procedures illustrates how you might use shaping to do so?

• A) Explain the purpose of sitting quietly before reinforcement begins.
• B) Reinforce the child for sitting still on some occasions, but not on others.
• C) Reinforce the child for sitting still and listening for only a minute, then for progressively longer and longer periods of time.
• D) Frequently change the specific consequence you use to reinforce sitting still-and-listening behavior e.g., you might use candy a few times, then praise, then privileges, and so on).

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