Megan is very nervous when she speaks with more than one person at a time.Her therapist has helped her gradually increase her exposure to more than one person until she is speaking in front of a group.This part of the social skills training process is called

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Shaping involves gradually increasing the difficulty or complexity of a behavior through successive approximations until the desired behavior is achieved. In Megan's case, her therapist is gradually increasing the number of people she speaks with, which is an example of shaping. Behavioral rehearsal involves practicing a specific behavior, modeling is observing others perform a behavior, and repetition involves repeatedly performing a behavior to strengthen it. None of these quite fit the scenario described.

Megan Is Very Nervous When She Speaks with More Than