Multiple Choice
Shaping is best defined as the process in which
A) successive approximations of a desired behaviour are reinforced
B) a behaviour is weakened by the removal of a consequence
C) a neutral stimulus becomes a "reinforcer" because of its association with a primary reinforcer
D) a behaviour is strengthened by the presentation of a consequence
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