If an individual is restricted from performing a specific behavior, in an attempt to make an opportunity to perform this behavior more enticing, the use of the restricted behavior as a reinforcer is known as:
A) free-operant paradigm.
B) response deprivation.
C) operant conditioning.
D) classical conditioning.

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Response deprivation refers to a situation where an individual is restricted from performing a specific behavior, making the opportunity to engage in that behavior more reinforcing when it becomes available. This concept is based on the principle that the chance to perform a behavior that has been restricted can serve as a powerful motivator or reinforcer for actions that lead to the opportunity to engage in the restricted behavior.

If an Individual Is Restricted from Performing a Specific Behavior