Suzanne is trying to teach her dog to fetch a stick. She rewards her dog when she runs after the stick, then runs after the stick and picks it up, then runs after the stick, picks it up, and brings it halfway back. Suzanne is:
a. using classical conditioning to train her dog.
b. reinforcing successive approximations to the goal.
c. training her dog incorrectly.
d. All of the answers are correct.
b. reinforcing successive approximations to the goal.
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Callie's behavior is called A) affective regulation. B) social referencing. C) stranger anxiety. D) bonding dependence.
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