Peggy wanted to teach her dog how to roll over.She tried giving him instructions,but it didn't work.She tried waiting for him to roll over so she could reinforce the behavior,but she had to go to bed before the dog rolled.Finally,she began reinforcing the dog when it made behaviors that more closely resembled rolling over.At last,using _______,she was able to teach the dog to do the trick.
A)shaping
B)positive reinforcement
C)positive reinforcers
D)secondary reinforcers

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Shaping involves gradually reinforcing behaviors that more closely resemble the desired behavior. This is the strategy that Peggy ultimately used to teach her dog to roll over, as waiting for the dog to perform the behavior on its own (option B) was not effective and options C and D refer more specifically to the types of rewards used in reinforcement rather than the process of teaching a behavior through incremental steps.

Peggy Wanted to Teach Her Dog How to Roll Over