If you use shaping to help a person achieve an increase in the weight she can bench press until she reaches the target behavior (150 lbs),what variation of shaping are you using
A)generating a novel behavior
B)reinstating a previously exhibited behavior
C)changing some dimension of an existing behavior
D)all of these

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Shaping involves gradually changing an existing behavior until it meets a specific criterion. In this scenario, the target behavior is increasing the weight someone can bench press, which is a dimension of an existing behavior. Therefore, the variation of shaping being used is changing some dimension of an existing behavior. The other options (generating a novel behavior and reinstating a previously exhibited behavior) do not apply to this situation.

If You Use Shaping to Help a Person Achieve an Increase