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ericka1

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Define shaping. Provide an example.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is NOT true concerning backup reinforcers?
 
  a. they can interfere with the ability of a token to become a conditioned reinforcer
  b. they may include activity reinforcers and privileges
 c. they cannot involve things that an individual has a basic right to access
 d. they should only be available to individuals through token exchange


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owenfalvey

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Shaping is defined as the differential reinforcement of successive approximations of a target behavior until the target behavior is exhibited by the individual. A doorknob rusts over time and you must put more and more effort into turning it to open the door, thereby shaping the intensity of the behavior.

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