Describe how the practices of shaping, visualization, and modeling might be used to change physical activity habits

What will be an ideal response?


Answer:
• Shaping: making gradual steps toward the behavior, such as setting small physical activity goals for each day or week and increasing them at defined intervals
• Modeling: watching other people's behaviors and learning from them, such as going to a dance class with a friend who has been dancing for years and observing how she moves
• Visualizing: imagine the setting and visualize the planned action, such as visualizing what going to the gym would look and feel like or imagining oneself on the tennis court

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