Working hard to avoid the loss of your paycheck next week is an example of a
A)negative, secondary, delayed reinforcer.
B)positive, secondary, delayed reinforcer.
C)positive, primary, immediate reinforcer.
D)negative, primary, delayed reinforcer.

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The correct answer is A) negative, secondary, delayed reinforcer. This is because working hard to avoid losing your paycheck (a negative outcome) involves a secondary (or conditioned) reinforcer, which in this case is money, not a primary (or unconditioned) reinforcer like food or water. The reinforcer is delayed because the consequence (keeping the paycheck) comes after the behavior of working hard, not immediately.

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