The process through which a response is taught by rewarding successive approximations to the final desired response is
A)extinction.
B)fading.
C)shaping.
D)secondary reinforcement.

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This process is called shaping. Shaping occurs when a behavior is gradually taught by reinforcing behaviors that are closer and closer approximations to the desired behavior. Eventually, the desired behavior is reached through these successive approximations. The other options listed, extinction, fading, and secondary reinforcement, do not accurately describe this process.

The Process Through Which a Response Is Taught by Rewarding