Karen is "potty training" Andrew.First she gives him a cookie when he spends time near the potty,then he gets a cookie if he sits on the potty,and finally he gets a cookie for making "poo-poo" in the potty.Karen is using a procedure called:
A) negative reinforcement
B) generalization
C) shaping
D) intermittent reinforcement

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Karen is using shaping, which involves rewarding closer and closer approximations to the desired behavior until the behavior is fully developed. In this case, Andrew is rewarded for spending time near the potty, then for sitting on the potty, and ultimately for making a bowel movement in the potty. This is a progressive shaping of the desired behavior.

Karen Is "Potty Training" Andrew