To determine whether attendance at sports events is an operant reinforcer for a particular teenager,such attendance would have to
A) be demonstrated to be universally rewarding.
B) increase the probability of recurrence of the behavior it followed.
C) meet a long list of criteria that includes adaptability and reliability.
D) be demonstratively associated to a basic biological need.

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Operant reinforcement is defined as a consequence of behavior that leads to an increase in the future occurrence of that behavior. Therefore, if attending sports events increases the likelihood of the teenager attending such events in the future, then attendance at sports events can be considered an operant reinforcer for that individual. The other options are not directly relevant to determining the operant reinforcing properties of attending sports events.

To Determine Whether Attendance at Sports Events Is an Operant