Positive reinforcers:
A)weaken behaviours they follow.
B)are always learned.
C)strengthen behaviours they follow.
D)are always unlearned.

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Positive reinforcers are stimuli that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated. This means that they strengthen, not weaken, behaviors they follow. Positive reinforcers can be both learned, such as money or praise, or unlearned, such as food or water. However, the statement that positive reinforcers are always unlearned is incorrect.

Positive Reinforcers