Shaping is an appropriate method for developing new behavior when
A)no appropriate reinforcers can be found.
B)performance is otherwise too poor to gain reinforcement.
C)students are capable of the behavior but seldom perform it.
D)there is no one available to model the appropriate behavior.

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Shaping is used when the current performance level is too low to receive reinforcement, and gradual reinforcement of successive approximations is needed to develop the desired behavior.

Shaping Is an Appropriate Method for Developing New Behavior When