Julie was attempting to teach her boyfriend manners. In the beginning, she would complement him if he was near her car door. After a period of time she would only praise him if he would wait patiently outside of her door. Eventually, she would only pay him compliments if he opened her door. In this scenario, Julie reinforces _________ of the goal.
A)the extinction
B)successive approximations
C)free associations
D)the regularization

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Julie is using successive approximations to reinforce behavior. She is gradually increasing the expectations of her boyfriend by only providing praise for more advanced versions of the behavior. This is a technique commonly used in behaviorism and operant conditioning.

Julie Was Attempting to Teach Her Boyfriend Manners