In Operant Conditioning, to Shape Someone's Behaviour Means You

question 258

Multiple Choice

In operant conditioning, to shape someone's behaviour means you

• A) approximate the behaviour you want and stop there.
• B) start off by rewarding behaviour which is close to what you want, then behaviour that is closer to what you want, and finally only that behaviour which you actually want.
• C) punish non-desired behaviour until all that remains is the desired behaviour.
• D) perform a desired behaviour yourself, and then reinforce the person when they mimic your behaviour.

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