In the Water Kingdom Amusement Park,when two sea lions throw and catch balls on their nose,they are rewarded with fish-mainly herring and salmon-every time after their act.The sea lions have been trained to perform this behavior through _____.

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Shaping involves reinforcing behaviors that lead to a desired behavior. In this case, the sea lions were rewarded with fish every time they threw and caught balls on their nose, gradually shaping their behavior to perform this act on command. Generalization refers to applying a behavior learned in one context to another context, contiguity refers to the timing of the reinforcement in relation to the behavior, and extinction refers to the gradual decrease in the frequency of a behavior when the reinforcement is removed.

In the Water Kingdom Amusement Park,when Two Sea Lions Throw