At the Acme Widget Company, the top salesperson each month is rewarded with a private parking space by the front door of the company. Using operant conditioning terms, the salesperson's behavior is being maintained by:
A)a conditioned reinforcer.
B)negative reinforcement.
C)a primary reinforcer.
D)reinforcement by removal.

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The private parking space is a conditioned reinforcer because it has been associated with the reward for being the top salesperson. The behavior of being a top salesperson is being maintained by the conditioned reinforcer of the private parking space.

At the Acme Widget Company, the Top Salesperson Each Month