Matt's Dad is teaching him to shoot a basketball. His Dad takes the ball and demonstrates to Matt how to shoot it through the hoop. The use of antecedent stimuli by his Dad in order to get Matt to engage in the right behavior at the right time is called:
a. fading
b. prompting
c. shaping
d. stimulus control
b
Psychology
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A) more; provide props than those who value its cognitive benefits B) more; have children who have rich imaginations than those who view play as developmentally beneficial C) more; encourage associative play than to encourage parallel play D) less; encourage pretend play than those who value its cognitive and social benefits
Psychology
Which of the following perspectives provides the MOST ultimate causes of human social behavior?
A) sociocultural perspective B) social learning perspective C) social cognitive perspective D) evolutionary perspective
Psychology