Summer is teaching herself to type using a computer software package.The first time she used the program,the sentences she was supposed to type scrolled very slowly across the computer screen,and when she finished,the computer played a clapping sound.However,now she has to type the material faster than her previous "best time" before the computer plays the clapping sound.Which technique is incorporated in this software package

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The technique incorporated in this software package is shaping. Shaping is a process in which a behavior is gradually modified or "shaped" by reinforcing successive approximations of the desired behavior. In this case, the desired behavior is typing faster, and the computer is reinforcing this behavior by requiring Summer to improve her previous best time before the clapping sound is played. This gradual increase in the level of performance required is an example of shaping.

Summer Is Teaching Herself to Type Using a Computer Software