Maya, an Employee at a Marine Mammal Park, Has to Teach

Multiple Choice

Maya, an employee at a marine mammal park, has to teach a dolphin to swim through a hoop. First, Maya rewards the dolphin for swimming and coming near the hoop. Next, she rewards the dolphin for touching the hoop. Then, she rewards the dolphin for sticking his nose through the middle of the hoop. Finally, Maya rewards the dolphin for swimming through the hoop. Psychologists would term this process as ________.

A) shaping
B) imprinting
C) modeling
D) correcting