Question

richard is teaching his son, cody, to throw darts. at first, he gives cody a piece of candy each time the dart hits the dartboard. as time progresses, richard starts only rewarding cody when the dart hits one of the inner rings of the dartboard. finally, richard only rewards cody when he hits the bullseye. this example best illustrates the concept of

shaping.
positive punishment.
acquisition.
the law of effect.

Explanation:

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Analyze the scenario

Using the Shaping Behavior knowledge point

The scenario describes Richard teaching his son Cody to throw darts by rewarding successive approximations of the target behavior (hitting the bullseye):

1. First, rewarding any dart that hits the dartboard.
2. Next, only rewarding darts that hit the inner rings.
3. Finally, only rewarding darts that hit the bullseye.

This step-by-step process of reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired final behavior is the definition of shaping.

Evaluate the options

• shaping: This matches the step-by-step reinforcement of successive approximations toward a target behavior.
• positive punishment: This involves adding an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior, which is not occurring here.
• acquisition: This refers to the initial stage of learning when a response is first established, but does not describe this gradual step-by-step training process.
• the law of effect: This is a general principle stating that behaviors followed by pleasant outcomes are more likely to be repeated, but it is not the specific concept describing this step-by-step training method.

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<mcq-correct>shaping.</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>positive punishment.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>acquisition.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>the law of effect.</mcq-option>
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Answer:

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Analyze the scenario

Using the Shaping Behavior knowledge point

The scenario describes Richard teaching his son Cody to throw darts by rewarding successive approximations of the target behavior (hitting the bullseye):

1. First, rewarding any dart that hits the dartboard.
2. Next, only rewarding darts that hit the inner rings.
3. Finally, only rewarding darts that hit the bullseye.

This step-by-step process of reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired final behavior is the definition of shaping.

Evaluate the options

• shaping: This matches the step-by-step reinforcement of successive approximations toward a target behavior.
• positive punishment: This involves adding an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior, which is not occurring here.
• acquisition: This refers to the initial stage of learning when a response is first established, but does not describe this gradual step-by-step training process.
• the law of effect: This is a general principle stating that behaviors followed by pleasant outcomes are more likely to be repeated, but it is not the specific concept describing this step-by-step training method.

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<mcq-correct>shaping.</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>positive punishment.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>acquisition.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>the law of effect.</mcq-option>
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