Like many performing animals,Shamu,the famous whale,was taught to do her tricks by receiving rewards each time she got closer and closer to the desired goal.This process of using reinforcement to guide an organism toward a specific action is called __________.
A) Skinnerian conditioning
B) operant training
C) shaping
D) classical conditioning

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Shaping is the process described, where rewards are given for successive approximations of a desired behavior, guiding the organism toward the specific action. Skinnerian conditioning and operant training are related concepts but refer more broadly to the use of reinforcement and punishment, while classical conditioning involves associating two stimuli together rather than shaping behavior through rewards.

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