Assignment Task: Choose one of the following goals and devise a plan to shape responses into the terminal behavior:
- Train a cat to climb up a 10-foot ladder and ring a bell.
- Train a rat to walk around the cage on its hind legs.
- Train a bear to ride a unicycle.
- Train a chicken to peck at keys on a small piano every time it sees a painting by Vincent van Gogh.
- Train a chimpanzee to turn on the porch light, but only after the sun goes down.
- Train a toddler to pee in the potty when she is taken to the bathroom.
You must identify what type of reinforcer you will use and how you can realistically accomplish this goal by describing the specific successive approximations.