A client improves landing control after practice. Which feedback most clearly reinforces the desired behavior?
- ASay “Great job!” warmly right after the set
- BNote the improvement in the session log for the next review
- CAcknowledge the specific successful behavior and its relevance
- DPoint out the next error to fix while the client is focused
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Answer
C
Specific, immediate feedback that names what the client did well (for example, soft knees on landing) and why it matters makes the behavior easier to repeat.
A
Warm general praise is encouraging but does not tell the client which action to repeat.
B
Logging the change is useful record-keeping, but the client receives no reinforcement now.
D
Moving straight to the next error skips reinforcing the improvement the client just made.
C
Specific, immediate feedback that names what the client did well (for example, soft knees on landing) and why it matters makes the behavior easier to repeat.