If you cannot spend as much time as you would like engaged in a particular activity, that activity will function as a reinforcer. This statement describes the:

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The disequilibrium principle, also known as the "relative deprivation hypothesis," suggests that if an individual cannot spend as much time as they would like on a preferred activity (due to being engaged in a less preferred activity), the opportunity to engage in the preferred activity will become a reinforcer for completing the less preferred activity.

If You Cannot Spend as Much Time as You Would