Question

A music teacher is working on a new piece with a student. At first, the teacher praises the student for playing correct notes. After the student has begun to play most of the notes correctly, the teacher praises the student only when the student plays the notes with the proper style. This is an example of:____________.

Answer 1

Answer: Shaping

Explanation:

Shaping is defined as the conditioning process in which behavior that is successively close to the targeted behavior is taught to the student by teacher or instructor. This behavior works gradually to make it up to desired behavior and rewarding successive approximations for student to learn.  

According to the question,example of shaping is shown through the scenario as music teacher in praising student when he is playing notes correctly as reward for successive approximation.Then he is rewarding or praising him when he plays certain notes with style.