Tennis instruction that reinforces soft,short lobs over the net before attempting to reinforce hard,long,cross-court hits best illustrates the process of
A) shaping.
B) modeling.
C) discrimination.
D) delayed reinforcement.

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Shaping involves reinforcing successive approximations towards a desired behavior. In this case, the desired behavior is hard, long, cross-court hits, but the instructor is reinforcing soft, short lobs over the net first as a step towards the ultimate goal. This is an example of shaping as the instructor is reinforcing behavior closer and closer to the final behavior they want to see.

Tennis Instruction That Reinforces Soft,short Lobs Over the Net Before