Suppose That You Are Trying to Teach a Child How

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are trying to teach a child how to write the letter "D."At first you praise her for just writing anything on a piece of paper. Gradually, though, you praise her only as her scribbles begin to look more and more like the letter "D."The method you are using to teach the child to write is

A) classical conditioning.
B) shaping by successive approximations.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) response cost.
E) fading.