Joe Is Trying to Teach His Dog to Fetch a Stick.First,he

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Joe is trying to teach his dog to fetch a stick.First,he gets the dog interested in the stick by moving around the dog.When the dog starts to sniff the stick,Joe gives the dog a treat.Soon the dog is always sniffing the stick.Then Joe puts the stick near the dog's mouth.When the dog touches it with its mouth,Joe gives the dog a treat.Then Joe only gives the dog a treat when the dog puts the stick in its mouth.Joe then throws the stick a short distance.When the dog picks up the stick with his mouth,Joe gives him a treat.Finally,Joe throws the stick and the dog picks it up and brings it back to Joe.Joe is using which technique?

• A)negative reinforcement
• B)tertiary reinforcement
• C)shaping by successive approximations
• D)contingency management

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