When is a stimulus considered to be a reinforcer, according to Skinner?

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According to Skinner, a stimulus is considered to be a reinforcer when it increases the probability of the response that produced it. This means that the behavior is more likely to occur in the future as a result of the consequence (reinforcer). It is not necessarily related to reducing or inducing a biological need or decreasing the probability of a response.

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