If a behavior is maintained in the natural environment because the subject has been explicitly taught how to obtain reinforcement from individuals (after emitting the target behavior), we say that _____________has occurred.
A)response generalization
B)behavioral trapping
C)stimulus generalization
D)recruiting reinforcement

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"Recruiting reinforcement" refers to the process of intentionally seeking out and obtaining reinforcement from others for a specific behavior. This is different from response generalization (A), which refers to the tendency for a behavior to occur in response to different stimuli or in different situations, and behavioral trapping (B), which refers to the unintentional reinforcement of a behavior in the environment. Stimulus generalization (C) refers to the tendency for a response to occur after the presentation of a similar stimulus, regardless of whether that stimulus was present during training or not.

If a Behavior Is Maintained in the Natural Environment Because