Educational Psychology / Unit 4 EDP 0320 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Shaping
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The idea
Shaping builds a new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations, each step a little closer to the target behavior.
In practice
Praise first for picking up toys, then for sorting them, then for a fully tidy room.
Where people slip
Each step is reinforced only until the next is reliable; then the bar moves up.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
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