A child has difficulty taking turns with a preferred toy. The teacher structures a game in which the child must take turns with the toy by handing it to a classmate and waiting for a count of ten. The amount of time the child is required to wait is slowly increased to a count of thirty over a period of several weeks. This is an example of:
A) cueing.
B) task analysis.
C) shaping.
D) fading.

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Shaping involves gradually modifying a behavior by reinforcing successive approximations towards the desired behavior. In this scenario, the child's waiting time is gradually increased, which is an example of shaping.

A Child Has Difficulty Taking Turns with a Preferred Toy