Eliza is a seal trainer who has been tasked with teaching the seals at her aquarium how to clap their fins. If seals do not naturally clap their fins on their own, the most effective way for Eliza to teach this behavior is to use

A. classical conditioning.
B. observational learning.
C. the method of successive approximations (shaping).
D. a partial schedule of reinforcement.


Answer: C

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