A class conducted an experiment with their professor.The students only paid attention as a group when she was to the left of the blackboard.After this was established,they only paid attention when she was three feet from the blackboard,further to the left.Finally,they only paid attention when she was directly in the corner,to the left of the blackboard.This is an illustration of
A)shaping.
B)punishment.
C)habituation.
D)modeling.

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This is an example of shaping because the students' behavior was gradually modified to pay attention to the professor only when she was in a specific location (to the left of the blackboard, 3 feet away, and in the corner). The behavior was reinforced by the students' attention only when the professor was in the desired location.

A Class Conducted an Experiment with Their Professor