You are trying to get your roommate to keep things neater, so you leave a nice note after she makes any attempt to pick things up.After a while, you leave a note only after she has stacked the dirty dishes, then only after she has brought them to the kitchen, and finally only after she has put them in the dishwasher.This process is an example of
A)shaping.
B)punishing.
C)chaining.
D)generalizing.

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This process is an example of shaping, which involves reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior until the behavior is fully developed. In this case, the desired behavior is keeping things neater. The reinforcement (the notes) is initially given for any attempt to pick things up, but then gradually becomes more specific (stacking dishes, bringing them to the kitchen, putting them in the dishwasher) as the behavior becomes more developed. This gradual reinforcement of specific behaviors is the essence of shaping.

You Are Trying to Get Your Roommate to Keep Things