The sound of a click can be an effective tool for shaping after it has been paired with _____, thereby making it a _____.
A) food; secondary reinforcer
B) shock; primary punisher
C) food; primary reinforcer
D) shock; secondary punisher

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The sound of a click becomes a secondary reinforcer after it has been paired with food (a primary reinforcer), because it signals that a reward is coming, thereby motivating the behavior to occur again.

The Sound of a Click Can Be an Effective Tool