When Your Young Son Picks Up a Spoon, You Clap

Multiple Choice

When your young son picks up a spoon, you clap. You laugh and applaud when he later brings the spoon toward his mouth. When he places the spoon in his mouth you hug and kiss him all over. It is MOST likely that you are _____.

A) using a variable ratio reinforcement technique
B) reinforcing gross motor skills
C) excited to see his ability to feed himself
D) using shaping to teach your son to eat with spoon