Estefan Has Problems with Penmanship

question 25

Multiple Choice

Estefan has problems with penmanship.His fine motor skills are not well developed and Mrs.Finch believes that he will never perform well enough to gain reinforcement.Mrs.Finch breaks the task of forming letters with long stems into small steps.First,she expects Estefan to make straight stems.She will reinforce his efforts when he makes straight stems on his writing assignment.In this case,she is using:

• A)cueing.
• B)the Premack principle.
• C)shaping.
• D)cueing and prompting.

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