What Did B.F.Skinner Mean by "Shaping"?​

question 105

Multiple Choice

What did B.F.Skinner mean by "shaping"?​

• A)Forcing the animal's body into a position that makes the response easy
• B)Controlling a behavior by stimulating appropriate areas of the brain​
• C)Teaching a behavior by reinforcing approximations to it​
• D)Gradually increasing the reinforcements to make behavior more vigorous​

Contrast different psychological perspectives, such as the psychodynamic approach and Big Five trait theory, in personality assessment.

Describe the levels of consciousness and examples of information within each level.

Understand genetic influences on personality through twin and adoption studies.

Analyze cross-cultural and gender differences in the five-factor theory of personality.

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