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To get a behavior to occur the first time,one should use ______.

A) large amounts of primary reinforcers
B) large amounts of secondary reinforcers
C) large amounts of tertiary reinforcers
D) shaping by successive approximations

Shaping

A process in behavioral psychology where successive approximations of a behavior are reinforced to teach a new behavior.

Primary Reinforcers

These are naturally reinforcing stimuli, such as food or water, that satisfy biological needs and do not require learning to become effective.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that do not naturally provide reinforcement but have acquired reinforcing qualities through being associated with primary reinforcers.

  • Understand the principle of shaping behavior by using successive approximations.
  • Utilize understanding of operant conditioning in proposing methods for behavioral modification.
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