Penny, a kindergartner, wants to learn how to draw a letter Q the way it appears in her coloring book. Penny's teacher watches her carefully and reinforces every attempt Penny makes to draw the letter Q correctly until the child actually draws the letter properly. This best demonstrates
A) shaping.
B) negative reinforcement.
C) classical conditioning.
D) spontaneous recovery.

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Shaping involves reinforcing successive approximations toward a desired behavior. Penny's teacher reinforces each attempt that gets closer to the correct drawing of the letter Q, which is a classic example of shaping.

Penny, a Kindergartner, Wants to Learn How to Draw a Letter