Darren is trying to get his young son to eat his peas. At first, Darren praises him whenever he moves his fork near the peas; af
ter the child does this reliably, Darren praises him only if he actually puts a pea on his fork; then Darren's praise is only given when the child puts a pea on his fork and moves the fork toward his mouth. Darren carries on this way until the child eats his peas. Darren is using _____ to get his son to eat his peas.A. the matching lawB. a token economyC. shapingD. chaining
By executing this strategy of rewarding the actions leading to the desired behavior Darren is using C) shaping to get his son to eat his peas.
Explanation:
Shaping is a method of conditioning the desired behavior used in the experimental analysis of behavior. It uses a differential reinforcement schemes of successive approximations. In other words, it establishes the whole expected behavior process and reinforces all o the desired behavior stages until it only reinforces the expected behavior. It is a very effective way to condition the behavior the executor expects.
