Operant Conditioning (Skinner)
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Which of the following psychological statements is most authentic and scientifically valid regarding the concept of 'Shaping' under B. F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning Theory?
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From the perspective of educational psychology, 'Shaping' under B.F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning is an important teaching technique. When a target behavior is too complex for a learner to acquire all at once, the teacher or psychologist uses the method of 'Successive Approximations'. Positive reinforcement is given for each small, correct step moving toward the final goal, gradually shaping the student's behavior. Option B presents the most accurate and scientific description of this concept.
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