Mike Wants to Teach His Two-Year-Old Brother to Dunk a Basketball

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Essay

Mike wants to teach his two-year-old brother to dunk a basketball in a mini basketball net.
A) Describe shaping and explain how Mike would be able to use this to teach his brother to dunk.
B) How are primary and secondary reinforcers similar and different? Give an example of each that Mike could use to reinforce his brother.

• A) Describe shaping and explain how Mike would be able to use this to teach his brother to dunk.
• B) How are primary and secondary reinforcers similar and different? Give an example of each that Mike could use to reinforce his brother.

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Definitions:

Depreciation Method

A systematic approach used to allocate the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, reflecting consumption, wear and tear, or obsolescence of the asset.

Units-of-Production Method

A depreciation method where the expense is based on the asset's usage, output, or units produced, rather than time.

Straight-Line Method

A method of calculating depreciation by evenly allocating the cost of an asset over its useful life.

Capital Lease

A lease agreement that is recorded as an asset on a lessee's balance sheet, signifying that the lessee has substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.