Shaping Is Best Defined as the Process in Which

question 269

Multiple Choice

Shaping is best defined as the process in which:

• A) a behaviour is strengthened by the presentation of a consequence.
• B) a neutral stimulus becomes a "reinforcer" because of its association with a primary reinforcer.
• C) a behaviour is weakened by the removal of a consequence.
• D) successive approximations of a desired behaviour are reinforced.

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Definitions:

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