Which of the following is not a contribution of the response allocation approach?
A)It moved us away from thinking about reinforcers as a special class of stimuli.
B)It highlighted that instrumental behavior cannot be considered in a vacuum.
C)It suggests that behavioral economics is useful in understanding the tradeoffs in an instrumental contingency.
D)Instrumental conditioning began to be viewed as a strengthening of the instrumental response.

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The contribution of the response allocation approach is that it moved us away from thinking about reinforcers as a special class of stimuli, highlighted that instrumental behavior cannot be considered in a vacuum, and suggested that behavioral economics is useful in understanding the tradeoffs in an instrumental contingency. Instrumental conditioning being viewed as a strengthening of the instrumental response is not a unique contribution of the response allocation approach.

Which of the Following Is Not a Contribution of the Response