According to ___________ theory, schoolchildren are eager to go to recess because they have been deprived of the opportunity to exercise.
A) drive-reduction
B) relative value
C) response deprivation
D) stimulus substitution

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The correct theory is response deprivation theory, which suggests that behaviors become more probable as reinforcers when individuals have been deprived of the opportunity to engage in them. In this context, children are eager to go to recess because they have been deprived of the opportunity to exercise, making exercise a reinforcing activity.

According to ___________ Theory, Schoolchildren Are Eager to Go to Recess