Because the client has a limited array of preferred items, e…
Because the client has a limited array of preferred items, edible reinforcers are often used to support the learner in learning to continue working on their programs. This works well in the morning, but the data show that there is limited success after lunch. What is most likely impacting the effectiveness of this reinforcement procedure?
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Brian is using shaping by successive approximations (along with physical prompting) to train his cat Starburst to play dead. At first, Starburst could earn a bite of tuna by just crouching down, then she had to lie on her side, and finally Brian planned to reinforce only lying on her back. Brian was frustrated because, when he stopped rewarding Starburst for lying on her side, she went back to simply crouching. Starburst’s return to crouching sounds like:
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