Question

An animal trainer is trying to teach a lion to perform tricks for circus. first the lion is given food if he sits quietly on a chair. next the lion is given food if he raises one paw. finally the lion is given even more food if he gives the trainer a "high-five." in this example, the lion is being trained by __________.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: shaping by successive approximations.

Successive approximations refers to a form of behavioral technique in which the subjects would be rewarded every-time they succeed in performing a desired behavior. Overtime, the subjects would associate the desired behavior with good outcome and would unconsciously driven to do it.