Amy is a young woman who is very competitive and comes from a high-achieving, wealthy family. She is very social and likes the f
act that she is quite popular. She believes that her popularity is dependent on the weight and shape of her body. Amy has a boyfriend but worries that she may care more about their relationship than he does. The feature that puts Amy most at risk for an eating disorder is her:______.a) belief that her weight and body shape influence her popularity. b) belief that her boyfriend cares less about the relationship than she does.
c) successful family.
d) competitive nature.
The answer is shaping. Shaping is normally used to train
animals, such as dogs, to perform difficult tasks; it is also a useful learning
tool for modifying behavior of human. It is a method of training by which
successive estimates toward a target behavior are protected—to test his
theories of behavioral psychology.
Thats because it straddles the continents of Europe and Asia, and because its historical experience is intertwined both with that of European states and with that of the Middle East.