Question

New golfers learn putting skills best if they are first reinforced for effective short putts followed by reinforcement for increasingly longer-distance putting effectiveness. this best illustrates the value of:

Answer 1

the answer is the value of Shaping.
In psychology, shaping refers tot he process of achieving a certain desired results, by making that person used to a certain successful attempt that could lead to the result.
Other example would be someone who want to finish a marathon build the foundation of his success by first succeeding in completing smaller running distance.

Answer 2

New golfers learn putting skills best if they are first reinforced for effective short putts followed by reinforcement for increasingly longer-distance putting effectiveness. this best illustrates the value of progressive reinforcement in learning.