The Process of Selectively Reinforcing Responses That Are Closer and Closer

question 42

Multiple Choice

The process of selectively reinforcing responses that are closer and closer approximations of some desired response is called

• A) stimulus discrimination.
• B) selection.
• C) shaping.
• D) step-wise conditioning.

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Definitions:

Relative Size

Relative size is a visual perception cue that allows one to determine how close or far away an object is based on its size in relation to other objects.

Interposition

A visual cue used to perceive depth, where one object partially covers another, indicating that the covering object is closer.

Perceptual Constancy

The psychological feature that allows the perception of an object to remain relatively unchanged despite variations in the conditions of observation.

Binocular Depth Cues

Visual information taken in by two eyes that enable us to estimate the depth or distance of an object.