An animal trainer is teaching a miniature poodle to balance on a ball.Initially,he gives the poodle a treat for approaching the ball,then only for placing its front paws on the ball,and finally only for climbing on the ball.The trainer is using the method of
A) successive approximations.
B) delayed reinforcement.
C) classical conditioning.
D) secondary reinforcement.

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The trainer is using the method of successive approximations, also known as shaping, where he is gradually reinforcing closer and closer approximations towards the desired behavior, which is balancing on the ball.

An Animal Trainer Is Teaching a Miniature Poodle to Balance