The basic formula for using reinforcers in self-modification is to arrange things so that the _____ comes first, then the _____:

a. reinforcer. . . behavior.
b. behavior. . . reinforcer.
c. antecedent . . . consequence.
d. incompatible behavior . . . desired behavior.


B.

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