Shaping is the:
A) reinforcement of new operant behavior.
B) gradual reinforcement of new operant behavior.
C) reinforcement of gradual approximations to an existing behavior to create a new behavior.
D) creation of new behavior through sudden reinforcement.

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Shaping involves the reinforcement of gradual approximations to a desired behavior until the new behavior is achieved, making it a process of gradually training an organism to perform a specific action by reinforcing any behaviors that are closer to the desired behavior.

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