The Hogan's,a family restaurant,uses a system of points to manage the behavior of the wait staff.Each member of the wait staff has a running total of points that can be added to or subtracted from based on their behaviors.When an employee reaches 200 points,a bonus is received.If points ever become negative,employees are reprimanded or even fired.For the employees at The Hogan's,points would be best characterized as:
A) aversive events
B) a type of vicarious learning
C) primary reinforcers
D) secondary reinforcers

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Points at the Hogan's restaurant serve as secondary reinforcers, as they have acquired their reinforcing properties through their association with the possibility of receiving a bonus or being reprimanded/fired. They are not inherently reinforcing like primary reinforcers (e.g., food, water) and are not aversive events either. They also do not involve vicarious learning, which refers to learning from observing others' experiences or behavior.

The Hogan's,a Family Restaurant,uses a System of Points to Manage