Skinner trained a rat to raise a flag and salute during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner." The training involved a combination of __________ and __________.

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Skinner used a process called shaping to train the rat to raise the flag and salute, which involved rewarding the rat for gradually approximating the desired behavior. Once the rat had learned to raise the flag, Skinner used chaining to link this behavior with the behavior of saluting during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner." Therefore, the correct answer is C, which recognizes that Skinner used a combination of shaping and chaining during the training process.

Skinner Trained a Rat to Raise a Flag and Salute