A young girl is just learning to dress herself.At first,the parents call her a "big girl" just for putting on her clothes "frontwards," even if they are not buttoned.Then,they call her a "big girl" if she tries to button them--even if the buttons are not in the right holes.Then,they call her a "big girl" only if she buttons them correctly.They have been using:

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The parents have been using successive approximation, which involves reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly similar to the target behavior until the target behavior is reached. In this case, they are reinforcing the girl for putting on her clothes and attempting to button them, and then gradually reinforcing her for buttoning them correctly.

A Young Girl Is Just Learning to Dress Herself