Deck 9: Shaping

Question 1

In the example in the book,which variation of shaping was used to get Mrs.S to wait more time between bathroom visits?

A)generating a novel behavior
B)reinstating a previously exhibited behavior
C)changing some dimension of an existing behavior
D)all of these

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A successive approximation is a ___________________________.

A)target behavior
B)a shaping step
C)starting behavior
D)conditioned response

Answer 2

B

Question 3

If a parent uses shaping to help a child speak new words,what variation of shaping is the parent using?

A)generating a novel behavior
B)reinstating a previously exhibited behavior
C)changing some dimension of an existing behavior
D)all of these

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In the example in the book,which variation of shaping was used to get Mrs.F to walk again after her hip replacement surgery?

A)generating a novel behavior
B)reinstating a previously exhibited behavior
C)changing some dimension of an existing behavior
D)all of these

Question 5

When you use extinction for the previous approximation during shaping,_______________ occurs and novel behaviors emerge.You then reinforce one of the novel behaviors that is a closer approximation to the target behavior.

A)a discriminative stimulus
B)spontaneous recovery
C)intermittent reinforcement
D)an extinction burst

Question 6

Shaping can be used to:

A)generate a novel behavior
B)reinstate a previously exhibited behavior
C)change some dimension of an existing behavior
D)all of these

Question 7

If you use shaping to help a person achieve an increase in the weight she can bench press until she reaches the target behavior (150 lbs),what variation of shaping are you using

A)generating a novel behavior
B)reinstating a previously exhibited behavior
C)changing some dimension of an existing behavior
D)all of these

Question 8

What does it mean to use differential reinforcement with a successive approximation?

A)reinforce the previous approximation and use extinction for the current approximation
B)reinforce the current approximation and use extinction for the previous approximation
C)reinforce the current approximation and use extinction for the next approximation
D)all of these

Question 9

When would shaping not be the most appropriate procedure to us?

A)if the person already engages in the target behavior
B)if more efficient behavioral acquisition strategies can be used
C)when you want to decrease a behavior
D)all of these

Question 10

________________ is defined as differential reinforcement of successive approximations of a target behavior.

A)shaping
B)discrimination training
C)stimulus control
D)intermittent reinforcement