Under what circumstances will a reinforcer make the target response more likely to occur again?
A) if it is a primary reinforcer
B) if it is a positive reinforcer
C) if it is a negative reinforcer
D) regardless of whether it is a positive or negative reinforcer, a reinforcer makes a response more likely to occur.

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Reinforcers, whether positive or negative, are designed to increase the likelihood of a response occurring again. Positive reinforcers do so by adding a desirable stimulus following the desired behavior, while negative reinforcers increase behavior through the removal of an undesirable stimulus.

Under What Circumstances Will a Reinforcer Make the Target Response