devise a shaping plan to teach your dragon a complex
operant behavior. Your shaping plan must include the following components:
- The behavior (trick, skill, etc.) must be a combination of behaviors that requires a series
of steps to achieve. - Your shaping plan should involve at least one secondary reinforcer.
a. If you only want to use one outcome across the whole plan, it will need to be the
same secondary reinforcer. If your plan involves multiple outcomes at different
phases, the other outcomes may be primary or secondary reinforcers. - Your plan must involve at least three distinct phases
a. Each phase must have a clear starting point (what behavior is like at the start of
the phase, and what it should be like at the end of phase).
b. Describe the operant procedure, the behavior, and reinforcement schedule.
c. Identify an observable benchmark you would use to determine if the phase
should be ended.
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