A tennis coach works with players to improve the accuracy of their backhand stroke with successive attempts to produce more hits on target each week of the season. The coach is using a form of conditioning known as
A) stimulus generalization.
B) shaping.
C) punishment.
D) discrimination.

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Shaping involves gradually improving a behavior by reinforcing successive approximations towards a desired behavior. The coach in this scenario is using this technique by gradually increasing the number of hits on target each week, thus shaping the player's backhand stroke. Stimulus generalization, punishment, and discrimination do not accurately describe the conditioning technique being used.

A Tennis Coach Works with Players to Improve the Accuracy