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Applause is a secondary reinforcer because __________.

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Answer:

The subject has learned to be reinforced by it.

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That is because unlike primary ones, it has to be learned and is a stimulus that strengthens or increases the probability of the response that it follows, meaning that people who receive applause have higher chances to repeat that thing that caused them to receive an applause.
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