Which of the Following Is an Example of Shaping

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of shaping?

• A)A dog learns to salivate at the sight of a box of dog biscuits.
• B)A new driver learns to stop at an intersection when the light changes to red.
• C)A parrot is rewarded first for making any sound,then for making a sound similar to "Laura," and then for "speaking" its owner's name.
• D)A psychology student reinforces a laboratory rat only occasionally,to make its behavior more resistant to extinction.

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