Carl and "his amazing canines" are an act in the circus. Jumping through a fiery hoop is one of the acts. At the onset of this training, Carl reinforced the dogs for each movement toward the hoop. Eventually, they were reinforced as they neared the hoop. This is an example of
A)classical conditioning.
B)escape conditioning.
C)shaping.
D)avoidance conditioning.

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This is an example of shaping, in which Carl reinforced the dogs for increasingly closer approximations to the desired behavior (jumping through the fiery hoop).

Carl and "His Amazing Canines" Are an Act in the Circus