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Question 1

Shaping

Answer 1

Differential reinforcement of successive approximations of a target behavior until the person exhibits the target behavior

Question 2

Differential reinforcement of successive approximations of a target behavior until the person exhibits the target behavior

Answer 2

Shaping

Question 3

Successive approximations

Answer 3

a behavior that more closely resembles the target behavior

Question 4

a behavior that more closely resembles the target behavior

Answer 4

successive approximations

Question 5

What is the role of shaping in behavior modification? When would you use shaping and when is it not indicated for use?

Answer 5

sometimes the target behavior is not occurring and you need a strategy to generate it

Question 6

What is the role of conditioned reinforcers in shaping and why are they helpful?

Answer 6

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Question 7

What is the role of extinction and extinction bursts in shaping?

Answer 7

you go through a lot of successive approximations so there’s a lot of extinction. Rewarding the next approximation can limit the extinction burst but until they find what the next step is, there could be extinction bursts.

Question 8

What is the process and steps for shaping?

Answer 8

1. Define target behavior
2. Articulate why you are using shaping
3. Identity the starting behavior
4. Choose the shaping steps
5. Choose reinforcer for each step (Differentiate reinforcer for successive approximations)
6. Move at proper pace

Question 9

What are the limitations of shaping?

Answer 9

can be time consuming
progress can be slow at times relative to prompting, modeling and other directive methods
Progress is not always linear and may be erratic
Requires a skillful trainer, who can recognize subtly closer approximations

Question 10

How can problem behaviors mistakenly be shaped?

Answer 10

respond to extinction burst with reinforcement makes the behavior even more severe

ex: shaping complaining in store to tantrumming in store