40 Hour Training: (28) Shaping Behavior

28-- Melody's dance teacher has her wear a device on her back that assists her to keep her back in the correct position. After 2 consecutive hours of practice with no slouching, the device is shortened by 1 inch. This is an example of shaping Melody's______.

• Attitude

• Endurance

• Precision

• Competency

28-- Which of the following is an example of shaping frequency?

• Each night, James is required to complete one more homework problem than he did the night before.

• James is given a packet of homework at the beginning of each week, with each night's work labeled. Anything he fails to complete for a given night is added to the next night's requirements.

• Neither a nor b

28-- The term "successive approximations" refers to the behavior change methodology called

• Backward Chaining

• Forward Chaining

• Shaping

28-- Shaping is a procedure that is used for

• Behavior Reduction

• Skill Acquisition

• Both a and b

28-- When problem behaviors occur in a predictable chain, BCBAs may target only the ______ behavior in the chain in order to shape the behavior.

• First

• Last

• Most Dangerous