What does Shaping mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shaping, definingnoun

    any process serving to define the shape of something

  2. formation, shapingadjective

    the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

  3. formative, shaping, plasticadjective

    forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

    "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"

Wiktionary

  1. shapingnoun

    A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in operant conditioning.

  2. shapingnoun

    The action of the verb to shape.

ChatGPT

  1. shaping

    Shaping is a behavioral technique or psychological method used to gradually change or mold someone's behavior, skills or responses in a desired direction by reinforcing successive approximations towards a final target behavior. The process involves establishing small steps to help a person reach a more complex behavior. It is commonly used in teaching and therapy settings like positive reinforcement training with animals, personal development, speech therapy, and in the treatment of mental health disorders.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shaping

    of Shape

Editors Contribution

  1. shapingverb

    Verb form of the word shape.

    Shaping metal is called metalwork.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 23, 2020  

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  1. pashing

  2. phasing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shaping in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shaping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Shaping in a Sentence

  1. Jeb Bush:

    I don't view this debating as a question of winning and losing. It's a cumulative effect of shaping peoples' opinion about who you are, that matters over the long haul.

  2. Michael Madden:

    They are shaping these guys up because there is going to be a lot of foreign interaction, they know to sit there and not get too drunk at the parties ... they know how to behave themselves.

  3. Chris Cancialosi:

    Hiring the right people is absolutely critical in the beginning, because each person you add will have a significant impact on shaping what will—and won’t—be valued, and how people will behave.

  4. Camille Gallo:

    2022 is shaping up to be a terrible year for Elaine Luria and it will end with Elaine Luria being fired by Virginians in November.

  5. Ben Rhodes:

    What he’s always said is that if there’s a threat against us, we will act, but when it comes to shaping events in cultures that are foreign to the United States we have to have some degree of realism.

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