To get her roommate to start cleaning her side of the room, Alisa starts complimenting her on the smallest efforts she makes to keep her side tidy. Alisa then withholds complimenting her roommate until she does more extensive cleaning tasks. This type of strategy is known as ____.?

a. ?shaping
b. ?stimulus generalization
c. ?primary reinforcement
d. ?stimulus discrimination


ANSWER:
a

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