According to Response Deprivation Theory,reducing the Baseline Occurrence of a Certain

question 49

Multiple Choice

According to response deprivation theory,reducing the baseline occurrence of a certain activity ______.

• A)allows an activity to become a reinforcer if allowed to engage in that activity
• B)produces permanent extinction of that activity
• C)reduces the ability of that activity to serve as a reinforcer
• D)does not affect the reinforcement status of the behavior

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