<snark> *Shaping*:
A technique used to teach a desired behavior by reinforcing increasingly accurate approximations of the behavior. Complex behaviors, such as trimming one's post, can be difficult to teach (stubborn people like "designers"). Shaping is a strategy whereby complex behaviors (being a good member of the IxDA list), are broken down into smaller, simpler sub-behaviors (trimming), and then taught one by one. The behaviors are reinforced (e.g. feeding), and ultimately chained together to achieve the desired result (Godwin's law on the list - for instance). See also Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning. </snark> On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 8:11 AM, Annie Rex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think she's cute. > > - A. > > -- ~ will "Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
