During the Korean War,captors persuaded U.S.soldiers to cooperate by reinforcing small amounts of cooperation and then moving to greater levels.This procedure resembles which procedure?

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During the Korean War,captors persuaded U.S.soldiers to cooperate by reinforcing small amounts of cooperation and then moving to greater levels.This procedure resembles which procedure?​

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The procedure described resembles shaping, which involves reinforcing behaviors gradually until the desired behavior is fully established. The captors reinforced small amounts of cooperation before moving on to greater levels, which is a form of shaping. The other options, such as the disequilibrium principle, classical conditioning, and vicarious punishment, do not accurately describe the procedure being used.

During the Korean War,captors Persuaded U