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Shaping across topographies

Shaping in which the form of the behavior changes across steps, each reinforced response being a closer approximation in form to the terminal behavior.

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Reinforcement moves from "ba" to "bah" to "ball."

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BCBA G.11 · Behavior-Change ProceduresShaping across dimensions of behavior
RBT C.10 · Behavior AcquisitionShape new behavior through successive approximations

Differential reinforcement
Response differentiation
Shaping
Shaping within a response topography
Successive approximations
Terminal behavior

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