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Psychology review:

20. Which answer choice best describes the concept of shaping?
A. Reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.
B. Parents forcing their own beliefs on their children.
C. The method of forcing people to slowly adapt their ideas and thoughts to a person similar to them.
D. Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it.

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The answer to this question is A
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The answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

shaping —a method of training by which successive approximations toward a target behavior are reinforced

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