Michael's teacher used to say "good" when Michael managed to pronounce words correctly. Then she said "good" only when Michael correctly read an entire sentence. Now she withholds encouraging comments until he has read several sentences accurately. What technique is Michael's teacher using in teaching him to read?
A) flooding
B) blocking
C) shaping
D) priming

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Michael's teacher is using shaping, a technique where the desired behavior is gradually shaped by rewarding closer and closer approximations of that behavior. In this case, the desired behavior is accurate reading of multiple sentences, and the teacher is gradually rewarding Michael for achieving this goal.

Michael's Teacher Used to Say "Good" When Michael Managed to Pronounce