To determine whether attendance at sports events is an operant reinforcer for a particular teenager, such attendance would have to

a. be demonstrated to be universally rewarding.
b. increase the probability of the recurrence of the behavior it followed.
c. meet a long list of criteria that includes adaptability and reliability.
d. be demonstratively associated with a basic biological need.


ANSWER: b

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