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 behaviour,but she had to go to bed before the dog rolled.Finally,she began reinforcing the dog when it made behaviours 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 reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behaviour. Peggy was reinforcing behaviours that more closely resembled rolling over, which is an example of shaping. Positive reinforcement (B) and positive reinforcers (C) are both important concepts in teaching behaviours, but do not specifically relate to the process Peggy used. Secondary reinforcers (D) are stimuli that become reinforcing through association with primary reinforcers, and do not apply in this scenario.

Peggy Wanted to Teach Her Dog How to Roll Over