You Just Adopted a Puppy and Want to Teach It

question 69

Multiple Choice

You just adopted a puppy and want to teach it to fetch the newspaper. What approach would B. F. Skinner advise you to take?

• A)Punish the puppy each time it does not fetch the paper
• B)Give the puppy a treat each time it gets a little closer to fetching perfectly
• C)Give the puppy a treat each time it fetches perfectly and not otherwise
• D)Be patient and understand that behavior shaping occurs naturally over developmental stages

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