A music teacher is working on a new piece with a student. At first, the teacher praises the student for playing correct notes. After the student has begun to play most of the notes correctly, the teacher praises the student only when the student plays the notes with the proper interpretation. This is an example of

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This is an example of shaping, where the teacher reinforces successive approximations towards the desired behavior, initially praising correct notes and later focusing on proper interpretation.

A Music Teacher Is Working on a New Piece with a Student