Natalia decides to reinforce exercising with one hour of television after each exercise session. The major problem with this tactic is that
A) ?she may refuse to exercise, yet still watch television.
B) ?she may begin to exercise too stringently.
C) ?the reinforcer will undermine her intrinsic interest in exercise.
D) ?she could end up not wanting to watch any television.
A
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