Adia, a psychology instructor, is trying to get her students to discuss more in class. At first, she gives them points for small amounts of class participation, but she keeps making them participate more for the same amount of points until she has them participating a great deal in class. Adia is using the operant conditioning technique of __________ to get her class to behave as she desires.

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Shaping is an operant conditioning technique where successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced, gradually leading to the desired behavior. Adia is reinforcing increasing amounts of participation, which is an example of shaping.

Adia, a Psychology Instructor, Is Trying to Get Her Students