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Five-year-old Trevor is emotionally disturbed and refuses to communicate with anyone. To get him to speak,his teacher initially gives him candy for any utterance,then only for a clearly spoken word,and finally only for a complete sentence. The teacher is using the method of

A) secondary reinforcement.
B) delayed reinforcement.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) shaping.

Secondary Reinforcement

A form of reinforcement where a stimulus gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer.

Delayed Reinforcement

A tactic in which a reward or punishment is given after a time delay, following the behavior it is meant to encourage or discourage.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a pause.

  • Learn about the strategies and applications of shaping in the context of behavior modification.
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