Lesson 11: Shaping Flashcards
1
Q
Who were the first to demonstrate shaping?
A
Skinner and Ferster
2
Q
Shaping
A
the differential reinforcement of successive approximations to a target behavior
3
Q
Target behavior
A
the goal of your shaping procedure successive approximations
4
Q
Successive approximations
A
the steps towards the target behavior
behaviors increasingly similar to the target behavior
5
Q
Changing criteria
A
shaping involves changing criteria for reinforcement
