Johnny earns some money for reporting video game bugs to developers. He spends 45% of his day playing video games, 25% of his day chatting with friends, 20% of his day working on academics, and the rest of the time taking care of basic needs. Unbeknownst to him, his girlfriend (a double major in psychology and electrical engineering) has surreptitiously jammed his cell phone's chat app and unblocks it and sends him chat messages only when he is playing video games. From the perspective of learning theory, what is she trying to accomplish?
A) She is trying to get Johnny to earn more money.
B) She is trying to get Johnny to chat more.
C) She is trying to get Johnny to play games less.
D) She is trying to help Johnny reach his bliss point.

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She is trying to condition Johnny to associate playing video games with the opportunity to chat with friends, likely aiming to reduce the time he spends on games by making chat time contingent on game time, thus potentially decreasing his overall gaming time.

Johnny Earns Some Money for Reporting Video Game Bugs to Developers