shaping

Definition

The action of the verb to shape.

Etymology

From Middle English schapynge, equivalent to shape + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "In contrast to the (to be sure, productive) shapings and constrainings of human identities in the sociotechnical network, here we have an expansion of identity."
• "In general, it's a good idea to know ahead of time what your shaping steps will be and try to get 80% to 100% correct trials during the shaping steps and repeat each step for only 5 to 10 trials in a row."