Danny's Skill at Hitting a Baseball Gradually Improves as His

question 139

Multiple Choice

Danny's skill at hitting a baseball gradually improves as his attempts produce more frequent and longer-distance hits. This is an example of

• A) shaping.
• B) stimulus generalization.
• C) extinction.
• D) stimulus discrimination.

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