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THE TEN LAWS OF SHAPING 1. Raise criteria in increments small enough so that the subject always has a realistic chance for reinforcement. 2. Train ONE THING AT A TIME; don’t try to shape for two criteria simultaneously. 3. Always put the current level of response onto a variable schedule of reinforcement before adding or raising criteria. 4. When introducing a new criterion, temporarily relax the old ones. 5. Stay ahead of your subject: plan your shaping program completely do that if the subject makes sudden progress you are aware of what to reinforce next. 6. Don’t change trainers in midstream: you can have several trainers per trainee but stick to one trainer per behavior. 7. If one shaping procedure is not eliciting progress, find another; there are as many ways to get behavior as there are trainers to think them up. 8. Don’t interrupt a training session gratuitously: that constitutes a punishment. 9. If behavior deteriorates, “go back to kindergarten”; quickly review the whole shaping process with a series of easy reinforcements. 10. End each session on a high note, if possible, but in any case quit while you are ahead. Taken from Don’t Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor - Bamtam Books
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