If you are "shaping" a child to pick up all his toys, what would you need to do each time the child does a better job of picking up his toys than he did previously?
A) model the correct behavior by picking up the remaining toys
B) give the child a closer approximation to the reinforcement
C) give the child a US
D) give the child a reinforcement

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The best choice is to give the child a reinforcement, such as praise or a small reward, to increase the likelihood of the desired behavior being repeated in the future. Model the correct behavior (A) may be helpful initially, but as the child makes progress, reinforcement becomes more important. Giving a closer approximation to the reinforcement (B) is not necessary in this case, as the behavior of picking up toys is already well-established. Giving the child a US (C) is not necessary or appropriate in this situation, as a US (such as food or water) is not necessary for picking up toys.

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