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imanialler

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A teacher used prompting in order to get a student to pronounce written words correctly. When the student begins pronouncing the words correctly just by seeing them, the teacher begins to remove the prompts. The gradual removal of prompts while the behavior is occurring in the presence of the discriminative stimulus is called:
 
  a. prompt withdrawal
  b. shaping
 c. fading
 d. reduction

Question 2

Which of the following is true concerning backup reinforcers?
 
  a. they may include activity reinforcers and privileges
 b. they cannot involve things that an individual has a basic right to access
  c. they should only include one or two powerfully reinforcing items
 d. A and B



alvinum

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d



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