An Operant Conditioner Such as B

question 180

Multiple Choice

An operant conditioner such as B. F. Skinner might provide you with a reinforcer after you make a sound, then after a louder sound, then after a more pleasant sound, and so forth until you are singing. This procedure would be an example of

• A) shaping.
• B) extinction.
• C) generalization.
• D) the Premack principle.

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