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

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The scenario describes an example of immediate reinforcement, where the rat receives food immediately after pressing the bar. Respondent behavior refers to automatic responses to stimuli, secondary reinforcement involves pairing a previously neutral stimulus with a primary reinforcer, and intermittent reinforcement involves giving the reinforcement only occasionally rather than every time.

Giving a Hungry Rat Food for Pressing a Bar Before