A word of praise is to a soothing back rub as ________ is to ________.
A) delayed reinforcer;immediate reinforcer
B) operant conditioning;classical conditioning
C) partial reinforcement;continuous reinforcement
D) conditioned reinforcer;primary reinforcer

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A conditioned reinforcer (such as a praise, which has been associated with positive outcomes in the past) can be seen as a secondary or learned reinforcer, much like how a back rub can serve as a way to reinforce positive behavior. In contrast, the other options (A, B, C) deal with different types of reinforcement schedules and conditioning processes, which are not directly related to the comparison between a word of praise and a back rub.

A Word of Praise Is to a Soothing Back Rub