Question

Eugene was autistic and wouldn't speak to anyone. a therapist who was working with eugene initially gave him a cookie every time he made any sound at all. this switched to only giving cookies when eugene said a complete word, and eventually only for complete sentences. based on what is known about operant conditioning, you should conclude that the therapist developed eugene's speech skills using the process known as:

Answer 1

The correct answer is shaping. Shaping is a method by which it is employed to be able to have successive approximations towards a particular or targeted behavior that are being reinforced by means of testing the theory of the behavioral psychology.