Joe is trying to get his dog to fetch a ball.Joe first throws the ball and the dog stands there looking at him.Joe gets the ball and throws it again and says fetch.The dog again stands there looking at him.What could Joe do to get his dog to play fetch ?
A)give him a electric shock
B)start yelling at him
C)use shaping
D)none of these are correct

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Shaping involves reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior, which can help train the dog to fetch the ball by rewarding small steps towards the behavior.

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