According to Enhancing Well-Being with Psychology: Using Learning Principles to Improve Self-Control, as the availability of a reinforcer draws closer, its subjective value:
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) remains constant.
D) cannot be predicted.

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According to the article, as the availability of a reinforcer draws closer, its subjective value increases. This is known as temporal discounting, where the perceived value of a reward decreases as the time frame for obtaining it becomes more distant. As the reward becomes more imminent, our desire for it increases, leading to an increase in its subjective value.