Giving a hungry rat food for pressing a bar before the rat has a chance to engage in other incidental behaviors like running or scratching best illustrates
A) respondent behavior.
B) secondary reinforcement.
C) intermittent reinforcement.
D) immediate reinforcement.

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The scenario best illustrates immediate reinforcement, which occurs when a behavior is reinforced immediately after it occurs. In this case, the rat is given food as soon as it presses the bar, without any delay or requirement for other behaviors.

Giving a Hungry Rat Food for Pressing a Bar Before