Question

When Juan was learning how to tie his shoes, his mom would praise him every time he tied them correctly. As he was able to consistently tie them correctly, Mom stopped giving praise altogether. Juan still consistently ties his shoes. What has occurred?

Answer 1

Behavior maintenance.

Step-by-step explanation:

Behavior maintenance also known as response maintenance is said to have occurred when a learner continues to perform a learned behavior after the intervention (action that stimulated the learned behavior) or portion of it has been removed.

Juan's mom intervened in helping him learn how to tie his shoes correctly by praising him. Upon mastery of how to correctly tie his shoes, Juan's mom withdrew her all of her intervention (stopped praising him).

Answer 2

BEHAVIOR MAINTENANCE

Step-by-step explanation:

When Juan was learning how to tie his shoes, his mom would praise him every time he tied them correctly. As he was able to consistently tie them correctly, Mom stopped giving praise altogether. Juan still consistently ties his shoes. Therefore BEHAVIOR MAINTENANCE has occurred