Ms.Aguilar's third-grade students enjoy art and spend much of their free time drawing and painting.If she tells them, "You can paint as soon as you finish your arithmetic problems," she is providing:
A)Negative reinforcement
B)An activity reinforcer
C)An intrinsic reinforcer
D)Intermittent reinforcement

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By offering painting as a reward for completing arithmetic problems, Ms. Aguilar is using an activity reinforcer. This is a type of positive reinforcement, as it encourages the students to complete their work in order to engage in an enjoyable activity. Activities that are inherently enjoyable, like drawing or playing games, can be effective reinforcers.

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