If you reinforce successively closer approximations of a behavior until the desired behavior is displayed, you are using the operant conditioning procedure called:
A) negative reinforcement.
B) stimulus discrimination.
C) shaping.
D) generalization training.

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The operant conditioning procedure described is called shaping, which involves reinforcing behaviors that successively approximate the desired behavior until the desired behavior is achieved. Negative reinforcement involves removing an aversive stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring, stimulus discrimination is the ability to differentiate between similar stimuli, and generalization training involves applying learned behaviors to new situations.

If You Reinforce Successively Closer Approximations of a Behavior Until