Operant conditioning, a behaviorist-based treatment approach, involves using reinforcement and punishment as tools to control and maintain behaviors. There are different intervention strategies that use reinforcement. Which of those strategies uses a high frequency behavior to reinforce a low frequency behavior?

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The Premack principle, also called the principle of reinforcer relativity (or "Grandma's rule"), uses a high frequency behavior to reinforce a low frequency behavior. For example, requiring a child to eat her peas at dinner before going outside uses a behavior that is done frequently and without any outside influence to induce a behavior that is not usually done without some coercion.

Operant Conditioning, a Behaviorist-Based Treatment Approach, Involves Using Reinforcement and Punishment