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The process of teaching complex behavior by reinforcing ever closer approximations of the desired behavior is called

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The correct answer is shaping.

Shaping is a concept from the psychologist, B.F. Skinner's theory of operant conditioning. Shaping involves reinforcement (or repetition) of behaviors that are linked to the target behavior being reinforced. Operant conditioning is used in order to reinforce both closer approximations of the desired behavior and the desired behavior itself.
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