A smoker starts a schedule of cutting down on smoking by first eliminating the least important smoking occasions. This is called
A) random reinforcement
B) selective attention
C) shaping
D) constant reinforcement
E) negative reinforcement

Question

A smoker starts a schedule of cutting down on smoking by first eliminating the least important smoking occasions. This is called
A) random reinforcement
B) selective attention
C) shaping 
D) constant reinforcement
E) negative reinforcement

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Shaping is a technique used to change behavior by reinforcing successive approximations of the desired behavior. In this case, the smoker is gradually reducing the number of smoking occasions by eliminating the least important ones first.

A Smoker Starts a Schedule of Cutting Down on Smoking