Arnold wants to increase the amount of time he exercises. When he reaches his goal for the first day, he relaxes after doing his exercise for that day and watches an episode of one of his favorite sitcoms while cooling down and drinking water. He does this after every day of exercise. At the end of the week of successful days of exercise, Arnold treats himself to a movie. During this behavioral self-management program, Arnold has set up daily and weekly
A) antecedents.
B) baselines.
C) reinforcers.
D) response costs.

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Arnold has set up daily and weekly reinforcers to increase his exercise behavior. Watching a sitcom episode serves as a daily reinforcer, while treating himself to a movie at the end of a successful week acts as a weekly reinforcer. These rewards are intended to increase the likelihood of the desired behavior (exercising) occurring again.

Arnold Wants to Increase the Amount of Time He Exercises