Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 36

Suppose you wished to operantly condition your dog, Bingo, to sit up. The procedure would be as follows. You would give Bingo a treat, which is called a (a) _____, after he emits a desired behavior. Because it is unlikely that Bingo will initially sit up, you will use a procedure called (b) _____, which is a process of reinforcing those behaviors that lead up to or approximate the final desired behavior-sitting up. Immediately after Bingo emitted a desired behavior, you would give him a (c) _____.