In the Water Kingdom Amusement Park, when two sea lions throw and catch balls on their nose, they are rewarded every time with fish after they successfully complete their act. The sea lions have been trained to perform this behavior through:_______.
A) contiguity.
B) extinction.
C) generalization.
D) shaping.

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Answer:

D) shaping.                                                                    

Explanation:

Shaping: In psychology, the term shaping is determined as a phenomenon that involves the process of reinforcing specific behaviors which are considered as closer to some targeted behavior (successive approximations). Different behaviors are being reinforced in a step-by-step procedure until the desired behavior is being achieved.

In the question above, the given statement signifies the "shaping" technique.

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