Mr.Johnson wants a hyperactive boy to be able to sit quietly for at least 15 minutes at a time.To do this, he begins praising the boy for sitting still for one minute, then for two minutes, and then only for four minutes, and so on.Mr.Johnson's strategy reflects which one of the following concepts?
A)Shaping
B)Generalization
C)Discrimination learning
D)Intermittent reinforcement

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Shaping is a behavioral technique used to teach new behaviors by reinforcing successive approximations of the desired behavior. Mr. Johnson's strategy of initially praising the boy for sitting still for one minute, then for two minutes, and gradually increasing the time interval reflects shaping. The goal is to ultimately shape the behavior of sitting still for at least 15 minutes at a time.

MrJohnson Wants a Hyperactive Boy to Be Able to Sit