Gretchen has been trying to teach Glen, a preschooler, to pull up his pants by himself after using the toilet. She has been using a shaping model. She began by reinforcing him with an animal cracker for bending over and touching his waistband. He is now doing that consistently. Next, she wants him to start pulling his pants a little bit. However, she has become very frustrated because Glen
continues to simply touch his pants rather than pull a bit. What should Gretchen do?
a. Gretchen should pull up his pants for him. Glen is not "ready" to do this behavior ad will grow into it over time.
b. Gretchen should intermittently give Glen a reinforcer for touching his pants to make sure he doesn't get too frustrated.
c. Gretchen should reanalyze her task analysis and "chunk" the skills into bigger steps.
d. Gretchen should add a prompt of some sort (e.g., a verbal or physical prompt) to help make the shaping process more efficient.
D
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