Question

Darren is trying to get his young son to eat his peas. At first, Darren praises him whenever he moves his fork near the peas; after the child does this reliably, Darren praises him only if he actually puts a pea on his fork; then Darren’s praise is only given when the child puts a pea on his fork and moves the fork toward his mouth. Darren carries on this way until the child eats his peas. Darren is using _____________ to get his son to eat his peas.

Answer 1

shaping

Step-by-step explanation:

Shaping: In psychology, the term "shaping" is described as a phenomenon that involves the reinforcement process that is being administered repeatedly and is successively getting closer and closer to the approximations that give rise to the desired behavior.

The shaping techniques is considered as one of the behavioral modification techniques.

In the question above, Darren is using shaping to get his son to eat his peas.