Question

When you were first learning to make your bed, your parents told you that you did a good job when you got the bedspread pulled up, even though the bed was still a little messy. For the next week they showed you how to be a little neater each time you made the bed. What operant conditioning procedure did your parents use

Answer 1

Answer:

Shaping                                  

Explanation:

Shaping: In psychology, the term "shaping" is described as one of the behavior modification technique and involve reinforcing process immediately one by one to reach to a closer approximations so that a targeted behavior is being reached. It is considered as one of the parts in the conditioning process.

Example: Language development, animal training, rehabilitation, etc.

In the question above, the given statement signifies the use of "shaping technique".