Like many performing animals, Shamu, the famous whale, was taught to do her tricks by receiving rewards each time she got closer and closer to the desired goal
This process of using reinforcement to guide an organism toward a specific action is called __________.
a. Skinnerian conditioning
b. operant training
c. shaping
d. classical conditioning
Answer: C
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