In the context of differential reinforcement strategies, differentiate between a prompt and shaping.
What will be an ideal response?
A prompt is an added stimulus or cue given just before a response (e.g., instructions can be used as prompts to increase compliance with planned class activities). Shaping involves teaching new behaviors by reinforcing successive approximations to a specific target behavior (e.g., breaking a procedure down into small, progressive steps and reinforcing mastery of those individual steps).
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