Question

​Kate’s 6-year-old son has autism. To help him learn daily tasks, she breaks down activities into their component parts. Tooth brushing, for example, involves several steps that occur in basically the same order each time. Which of the following learning principles would provide the strongest foundation for learning how to brush one’s teeth in this context?a. shapingb. conditioningc. chainingd. reinforcement

Answer 1

Answer:

C). Chaining.

Explanation:

Chaining is exemplified as the instructive approach that involves a series of reinforced individual behaviors in order to correspond/comprehend a particular complex behavior. Since the person is not able to learn the desired complex behavior immediately, the process is sub-divided into a sequence of responses to reinforce the desired behavior gradually.

In the given example, the division or breaking down of activities in parts or steps reflect the individual responses/behaviors that would eventually result in a learned complex behavior('learning how to brush teeth') comprising of all these parts/individual responses together. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.