Kelly's a new job as data entry clerk entails entering 83 different pieces of information into a computerized form. During her first week, she was expected to complete each form in 30 minutes with no more than two errors. During her second week, Kelly was to reduce her entry time to 20 minutes with no more than one error. During her third week, she was expected to cut her time to 15 minutes with no errors. By the fourth week, Kelly was supposed to be able to complete the data entry on one form in 10 minutes without any errors. To facilitate the mastery of this data entry task, Kelly's supervisor used:
A) task segmentation
B) proximal goals
C) shaping
D) behavior modeling
E) distal goals

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The supervisor set proximal goals, which are short-term objectives that help in gradually achieving the final goal, allowing Kelly to improve her performance incrementally each week.

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