Shaping Is a Procedure in Which Reinforcers Are

question 185

Multiple Choice

Shaping is a procedure in which reinforcers are

• A) designed to evoke respondent behavior.
• B) interspersed with punishers to speed the process of learning.
• C) used to guide actions closer and closer to a desired behavior.
• D) given on a variable-ratio schedule.

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