Shaping (In the Context of Operant Conditioning) Means

question 240

Multiple Choice

Shaping (in the context of operant conditioning) means

• A) reinforcing successive approximations to a behavior.
• B) learning by imitation.
• C) punishing every behavior except the one that is reinforced.
• D) physically forcing an individual to make a response.

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Definitions:

Strike

The withholding of labor services by an organized group of workers (a labor union).

Exclusive Union

A labor union that only represents workers from a particular company or industry, often having restrictive membership criteria.

Labor Supply

The total hours that workers are willing and able to work at a given wage rate in a specified time period.

Minimum Wage

The lowest legally permissible wage that employers can pay their employees.