Question

Warren has earned himself a reputation for being the class clown. His teacher, Ms. Washington, used to laugh at Warren’s funny remarks but is now trying to discourage Warren’s disruptive behavior by ignoring his jokes. In spite of Ms. Washington’s attempts to ignore Warren, Warren sometimes tells a joke so funny that Ms. Washington laughs in spite of herself. Rather than decreasing his joke telling, Warren begins telling even more outrageous jokes. Inadvertently, Ms. Washington is modifying Warren’s joke-telling behavior through:

Answer 1

Answer: Shaping

Explanation:

Shaping one's behavior means slowly building or shaping their behaviour until the desired behavior has been achieved.

Shaping involves constantly reinforcing small behavior that is closer to a desired behavior. Using behaviour that are closely related to the desired behavior whilst discouraging or minimizing those that are not in close approximation to the desired behavior is known as shaping someone's behavior.