Primary+Reinforcer

toc = = = Definition: A reinforcer that fulfills a basic physical need for survival and does not depend on learning. = =pp.146= = =

= Examples: Food, water, and sleep. =

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= Mnemonics: A mnemonic for this can be taken straight from the name itself. Primary- First and foremost, most important. Reinforcer- something that makes your stronger and you will repeat. I.E eating, sleeping, hydrating. =

=In the News: I remember a news story about a dog walking into a pet store and stealing a bone numerous times until someone caught one, the primary reinforcer would be the bone(food) and since he kept repeating the action of going and stealing one it could be said the bone was the primary reinforcer for the theft.=

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