Question

Which of the following is an example of shaping an individual to swing a golf club correctly (i.e., take the appropriate backswing, swing the club down to the ball, and follow through with the swing)?

a.Stand behind the person and physically help make the correct golf swing. Over time, slowly provide less physical assistance until the individual makes a correct swing independently.
b. Start with verbal prompts to do each step. If this is not effective, provide a model. If this is not effective, provide some physical assistance. If this is not effective, stand behind the person and help the person make the correct golf swing.
c.Provide positive reinforcement for any swing that resembles a golf swing. Then, provide reinforcement for closer and closer approximations of a correct golf swing and withhold reinforcement for poorer approximations of a correct golf swing.
d. None of these is an example of shaping.

Answer 1

c. Provide positive reinforcement for any swing that resembles a golf swing. Then, provide reinforcement for closer and closer approximations of a correct golf swing and withhold reinforcement for poorer approximations of a correct golf swing.

Step-by-step explanation:

Shaping may be defined as teaching an individual to demonstrate any desired behavior or the task by reinforcing a successful approximations of that behavior.

In the context, providing a positive reinforcement for swinging which resembles the golf swing. And then providing a reinforcement for the closer approximations of the correct golf swing and thereby withholding reinforcement for the poorer approximation for a correct swing.

This is an example of shaping.

Hence the correct option is (c).