The shaping of behavior is accomplished by:
a. reinforcing whenever possible.
b. reinforcing only successive approximations of the final behavior desired.
c. punishing any behaviors other than the desired final behavior.
d. extinguishing competing behavior.
ANS: B
FEEDBACK: The experimental procedure involving a pigeon explains the term successive approximation. The organism is reinforced as its behavior comes in successive, or consecutive, stages to approximate the final behavior desired.
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