Susan wants her boyfriend to kiss her more often. Unfortunately, boyfriend Dan does not approach Susan physically very much. Susan begins to smile and say nice things to Dan every time he comes within 6 inches of her. Pretty soon, Dan is so close that he touches Susan. She smiles and says very nice things to him. Susan continues to reward Dan's behavior when he touches her and finally one day he kisses her. She jumps for joy. What technique is she using?

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Susan is using shaping, which involves reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior until the final behavior is achieved.

Susan Wants Her Boyfriend to Kiss Her More Often