Question

Graham received secondary reinforcement when ____.

a. ​the woman in the bakery gave him a giant cookie in exchange for a dollar

b. ​his big brother allowed him to try out his new video game for the first time

c. ​his mother gave him his allowance for doing his chores

d. ​he was finally able to fall asleep on the plane

e. ​the plumber fixed the leaky faucet that was so annoying to him

Answer 1

The answer is: c. ​his mother gave him his allowance for doing his chores

Secondary reinforcement refers to something that could influence other people to do a certain behavior that come from other thing beside their own will.

When a mother gives allowance for his chores, it could make the children much more likely to do the chores. But the increase in likelihood does not come from the children's will, but from the children's intent to get the money,.