After Justin gets up in the morning, he showers, shaves, gets dressed, eats breakfast, and then drives to work. In this chain of behaviors, the terminal reinforcer is
A) the completion of showering.
B) the initiation of the next behavior.
C) arriving at work.
D) waking up.

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The terminal reinforcer in a chain of behaviors is the final outcome or reward that the sequence of actions is directed towards. In this scenario, arriving at work is the ultimate goal or reward of the sequence of morning routines, making it the terminal reinforcer.

After Justin Gets Up in the Morning, He Showers, Shaves