________ Refers to a Series of Smaller Behaviors That Eventually

question 82

Multiple Choice

________ refers to a series of smaller behaviors that eventually form a desired and more complex behavior when reinforced operantly.

• A) Successive approximations
• B) Successive shaping
• C) Successive modification
• D) Approximal modification

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Definitions:

Atomic Open Sentence

A sentence in formal logic that contains a variable and becomes a proposition when the variable is replaced by a definite term.

Truth-functional

Pertaining to a logical or linguistic expression whose truth or falsehood depends only on the truth or falsehood of its components.

Atomic

Pertaining to atoms, the smallest units of matter that retain the properties of an element.

Compound

A term used to describe something made up of multiple elements or parts, often leading to a more complex structure or system.