Which one of the following best describes shaping?
a. Reinforcement becomes gradually stronger over time.
b. Reinforcement is weaned away over time, until a student is doing something without being reinforced.
c. The behavior being reinforced changes over time so that it increasingly resembles the desired terminal behavior.
d. Praise is the only reinforcer used but the specific things that are said to a student change as the student improves.
c
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b. headache. c. normal pulse. d. skin or eye irritations.
As you confront your fears, they will get worse for a while
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The rate of speech and language disorders among individuals with severe mental retardation is estimated at
A. 100 % B. 90 % C. 80% D. 65%
Having children retell the events of a story uses which thinking/learning strategy?
a. classifying b. matching c. sequencing d. seriation