Tony’s mother wants him to learn to play with other children. She begins by offering him a quarter whenever he plays with other
children nearby, even if he plays by himself. Later, she gives him a quarter only when he plays on the same playground equipment other children are playing on. Finally, she gives him a quarter only if he actually plays with the other children. Tony’s mother is demonstrating how to use ______
Shaping: In psychology, the term shaping refers to the process in which an organism (human beings, animals) is involved and their behavior is being established that is not performed or learned by them presently.
In other words, it involves the phenomenon of reinforcing an organism's behavior that can be useful or closer to the desired or target behavior, and is also referred to as successive approximations.
In the question above, Tony’s mother is demonstrating how to use shaping.
