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plus1 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Suppose a child typically spends two hours a day watching television. A parent then allows the child only 30 minutes of free television a day. As a result, the child is now willing to work (e.g., clean up her room) to obtain more access to television. This example best describes

A) the response deprivation hypothesis.
B) the Premack principle.
C) the learned industriousness theory.
D) the intrinsic motivation theory.

Question 2

According to ______, a behavior can be turned into a reinforcer by restricting its occurrence such that it drops below its baseline level of occurrence.

A) the Premack principle
B) the response deprivation hypothesis
C) the behavioral bliss point approach
D) drive reduction theory