Question

Martina is an animal trainer at Sea World. To teach a new dolphin to jump through a hoop high above the water, Martina first reinforces the dolphin for approaching the hoop while it is under the water. Then, she reinforces the dolphin for swimming through the hoop under water. Gradually raising the hoop, Martina progressively reinforces each small step toward the goal behavior. Martina is using the process of _____ to train the dolphin.

Answer 1

Answer:

shaping

Explanation:

Martina is using the shaping process to train the dolphin. This process consists of repeating an activity with the aim of creating a behavioral pattern, causing that pattern to be followed by the animal (or people) that the trainer wants to behave in a different way than usual. Martina expects the dolphin to have a behavioral pattern whenever she raises a hoop, then raising the hoop, Martina progressively reinforces each small step toward goal behavior.