Multiple choice

A series of responses that gradually approach a desired pattern of behaviour are called

  1. adaptations

  2. gradients

  3. successive approximations

  4. conditioning trials
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Explanation

Successive approximation is operant conditioning terminology for shaping behavior through a series of increasingly accurate responses - each response is closer to the target behavior than the last. Gradients refer to stimulus intensity changes, adaptations are evolutionary concepts, and conditioning trials are individual learning episodes.

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