In teaching her son to play basketball,Mrs.Richards initially reinforces him with praise for simply dribbling while standing still,then only for walking while dribbling,and finally only for running while dribbling.She is using a procedure known as
A) generalization.
B) partial reinforcement.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) shaping.

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Mrs. Richards is using shaping, which involves reinforcing successive approximations to a desired behavior. In this case, the desired behavior is running while dribbling, but initially, she reinforces simpler behaviors (dribbling while standing still, then while walking) and gradually requires more complex behavior before providing reinforcement.

In Teaching Her Son to Play Basketball,Mrs