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PSYB45H3 Chapter 9: PSYB45 - Chapter 9.docx

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Psychology
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PSYB45H3
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Zachariah Campbell

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Shaping is used to develop a target behavior that a person does not currently exhibit. Shaping is defined at the differential reinforcement of successive approximations of a target behavior until the person exhibits the target behavior differential reinforcement involves the basic principles of reinforcement and extinction. Shaping is used for the acquisition of a novel topography or a novel dimension of behavior or to instate a behavior that the person does not currently exhibit. The starting behavior must be a behavior the person already engages in, at least occasionally and have relevance to the target behavior.

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