What does shaping mean (in the context of operant conditioning) ?
A) Establishing a response by punishing every alternative response
B) Molding the animal's body into position to make the response
C) Establishing a response and then providing opportunities to apply it in new situations
D) Establishing a response by reinforcing successive approximations
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