Question

Richard is teaching his son, Cody, to throw darts. At first, he gives Cody a piece of candy each time the dart hits the dartboard. As time progresses, Richard starts only rewarding Cody when the dart hits one of the inner rings of the dartboard. Finally, Richard only rewards Cody when he hits the bullseye. This example best illustrates the concept of ________.A, positive punishmentB, the Law of EffectC, shaping

Answer 1

shaping

Step-by-step explanation:

The concept of shaping was first developed by B.F Skinner which is the process of the establishment of a particular behavior which is not performed or learnt by the individual in the present stage. Shaping is the procedure which involves the reinforcement of the various behaviors which are closer to target behavior, this method is also called as successive approximations.

Thus, Richard is doing successive approximations for Cody and the example illustrates concept of shaping.