According to the response deprivation hypothesis, an organism will work to gain access to a reinforcer response if
A)access to that reinforcer response has been restricted.
B)the baseline probability of making that response is greater than that of making the instrumental response.
C)the baseline probability of making that response is less than that of the making the instrumental response.
D)making that response reduces a deprived physiological drive state.

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According to the response deprivation hypothesis, an organism will work to gain access to a reinforcer response if access to that reinforcer response has been restricted. This restriction creates a deprivation state, and the organism will work to reduce this state by obtaining the reinforcer. The other options are not consistent with the response deprivation hypothesis.

According to the Response Deprivation Hypothesis, an Organism Will Work