If the onset of a light reliably signals the onset of food, a rat in a Skinner box will work to turn on the light. In this case, the light is a ________ reinforcer.

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The light has become a conditioned reinforcer because it is associated with the primary reinforcer of food. The rat has learned to associate the light with the arrival of food and is motivated to work to turn on the light in order to obtain the food.

If the Onset of a Light Reliably Signals the Onset