If you give a child her favorite licorice candy for doing well in school, and she continues to do well in school, the licorice candy is
a. a reward and a reinforcer.
b. a reward, but not a reinforcer.
c. a reinforcer, but not a reward.
d. neither a reinforcer nor a reward.
A
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