To teach a tiger to jump through a flaming hoop,the tiger is first reinforced for jumping up on a certain pedestal,then for leaping from that pedestal to another.Next the tiger has to jump through a hoop between the pedestals to get the reward.Finally,the hoop is set afire and the tiger must jump through it to get the reward.This is an example of __________ .
A)modeling
B)shaping
C)negative reinforcement
D)secondary learning

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This is an example of shaping, a behavioral concept in which a desired behavior is gradually achieved through reinforcement of successive approximations. In this case, the desired behavior is jumping through a flaming hoop, and the tiger is reinforced through a series of steps that gradually build up to the final behavior.

To Teach a Tiger to Jump Through a Flaming Hoop,the