If you watch television every night and want to study more, make it a rule not to turn on the set until you have studied for an hour. Then, lengthen the requirement each week. Using the television watching as a reinforcement for studying is an example of
A)latent learning.
B)the Premack principle.
C)higher-order conditioning.
D)the law of association.

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The Premack principle suggests that more probable behaviors (watching television) can reinforce less probable behaviors (studying), when the opportunity to engage in the more probable behavior is made contingent on the less probable behavior.

If You Watch Television Every Night and Want to Study