When you were first learning to make your bed,your parents told you that you did a good job when you got the bedspread pulled up,even though the bed was still a little messy.In the next week they showed you how to be a little neater each time you made the bed.What operant conditioning procedure did your parents use?
A)generalization
B)extinction
C)shaping
D)punishment

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The operant conditioning procedure that the parents used is shaping, which involves reinforcing closer and closer approximations of a desired behavior. The parents initially reinforced the child's behavior of pulling up the bedspread, even if the bed was still messy, and then gradually reinforced neater bed-making until the desired behavior was achieved.

When You Were First Learning to Make Your Bed,your Parents