When we train a rat to press a lever using shaping, we reinforce all those behaviors that move in the direction of the lever. We are reinforcing __________ of the goal.
A)successive approximations
B)executive approximations
C)successive shapings
D)goal orientations

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Shaping involves reinforcing successive approximations of the desired behavior. Therefore, the correct answer is A - successive approximations. The other answer choices are not accurate descriptions of the reinforcement process in shaping.

When We Train a Rat to Press a Lever Using