Nick wants to encourage his 6-year-old daughter,Anna,to help with family chores.He makes an outline of a rainbow with seven bands so that Anna can color in a band each time she does a chore.If she does seven chores in a week,coloring in the full rainbow,she gets $1.Nick's technique demonstrates which methods?
A)Habituation,positive punishment,and a fixed interval schedule
B)Shaping,negative reinforcement,and a variable interval schedule
C)Chaining,negative punishment,and a variable ratio schedule
D)A token economy,positive reinforcement,and a fixed ratio schedule

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Nick's technique involves using tokens (coloring in the bands of the rainbow) as a form of currency that can be exchanged for a reward (earning $1 for completing a full rainbow). This is an example of a token economy. The rewarding of Anna's behavior with both the tokens and the money serves as a form of positive reinforcement. Finally, the schedule of earning the $1 for completing a full rainbow is a fixed ratio schedule, as the reward is given after a fixed number of behaviors (seven chores in this case).

Nick Wants to Encourage His 6-Year-Old Daughter,Anna,to Help with Family