Exam 9: A: Shaping

Sara wants to teach her cat Fluffy to use his paw to turn on the television.Sara differentially reinforces Fluffy's behavior of being within one foot of the television,being within one foot and facing the television,when Fluffy touches the television with his paw,when he touches the on button with his paw,and finally when Fluffy hits the on button with his paw.This is an example of using shaping to:​

When reinforcement for each approximation of the target behavior is eliminated ____________ occurs,and a ____________ behavior is then reinforced.​

In _______________ successive approximations of the target behavior are differentially reinforced until the individual engages in the target behavior.​

When using shaping,timing is not very important.​

In which of the following instances can shaping be used?​

Provide an example of how shaping could be used to change a dimension of an existing behavior.​

Which of the following indicates it is time to move from one shaping step to the next?​

A young child has just learned to say "ball" as a result of shaping.How do you bring the child's behavior of saying "ball" under stimulus control of a ball?​

Which of the following behaviors cannot be developed through shaping?​

A teacher uses shaping to increase the loudness of a withdrawn child's voice.This would be an example of using shaping to:​

Differential reinforcement of each successive approximation involves:​

Which of the following strategies is used when a target behavior is not occurring at all?​

Using shaping to get a person to increase the strength of her grip would be an example of shaping a(n):​

When using shaping,each step should be ____________ to the target behavior.​

In shaping,the steps that are used on the way to developing the target behavior are referred to as:​

Which of the following is true regarding shaping steps?​

Reinforcement and punishment are the two principles involved in shaping.​

______________ is the starting behavior in the process of using shaping to develop language in a young child.​

In shaping language in a young child,what is typically the starting behavior?​

In shaping:​