In operant conditioning, reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior is a procedure called ________

a. chaining
b. shaping
c. higher-order conditioning
d. counterconditioning

Answer: b

Psychology

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a. emotions c. need for achievement b. motivation d. primary drives

Psychology

The rising or lowering of pitch in a child's speech that allows adults to distinguish between questions and statements is called ______

a. cooing c. vocalization b. perseveration d. intonation

Psychology