Mary's parents want her to put her books in her bookcase. At first, they praise her for putting the books together in a pile. Then they compliment her for getting the books on the same side of the room as the bookcase. When she gets the books on top of the bookcase, she gets praise. Finally, her parents thank her when she puts her books in the bookcase. This is an example of答案选项组shapingnegative reinforcementlearned helplessnessextinction
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Mary's parents want her to put her books in her bookcase. At first, they praise her for putting the books together in a pile. Then they compliment her for getting the books on the same side of the room as the bookcase. When she gets the books on top of the bookcase, she gets praise. Finally, her parents thank her when she puts her books in the bookcase. This is an example of答案选项组shapingnegative reinforcementlearned helplessnessextinction
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This is an example of shaping. Shaping is a method of behavior modification that uses reinforcement to gradually achieve a desired behavior. In this case, Mary's parents are gradually guiding her towards the desired behavior (putting her books in the bookcase) by reinforcing each step towards the goal.
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