Secondary reinforcers are:
A) ineffective at motivating behavior
B) innate motivators
C) stimuli that are not as important as primary reinforcers
D) stimuli consistently associated with reinforcement

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Secondary reinforcers are stimuli that may not be inherently reinforcing, but they have become associated with primary reinforcers through learning. They are therefore useful in motivating behavior because they consistently signal the availability of a primary reinforcer.

Secondary Reinforcers Are