Mr Johnson Wants a Hyperactive Boy to Be Able to Sit

question 57

Multiple Choice

Mr. Johnson wants a hyperactive boy to be able to sit quietly for at least 15 minutes at a time. To do this,he begins praising the boy for sitting still for one minute,then for two minutes,and then only for four minutes,and so on. Mr. Johnson's strategy reflects which one of the following concepts?

• A)Shaping
• B)A contingency contract
• C)Distributed learning
• D)Intermittent reinforcement

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Definitions:

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