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A '''secondary reinforcer''', sometimes called a ''conditioned reinforcer'', is a stimulus or situation that has acquired its function as a reinforcer after [[pairing]] with a stimulus which functions as a reinforcer. This stimulus may be a primary reinforcer or another conditioned reinforcer (such as money). An example of a secondary reinforcer would be the sound from a clicker, as used in [[clicker training]]. The sound of the clicker has been associated with praise or treats, and subsequently, the sound of the clicker may function as a reinforcer. As with primary reinforcers, an organism can experience [[satiation]] and [[deprivation]] with secondary reinforcers.
 
A '''secondary reinforcer''', sometimes called a ''conditioned reinforcer'', is a stimulus or situation that has acquired its function as a reinforcer after [[pairing]] with a stimulus which functions as a reinforcer. This stimulus may be a primary reinforcer or another conditioned reinforcer (such as money). An example of a secondary reinforcer would be the sound from a clicker, as used in [[clicker training]]. The sound of the clicker has been associated with praise or treats, and subsequently, the sound of the clicker may function as a reinforcer. As with primary reinforcers, an organism can experience [[satiation]] and [[deprivation]] with secondary reinforcers.
   

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A secondary reinforcer, sometimes called a conditioned reinforcer, is a stimulus or situation that has acquired its function as a reinforcer after pairing with a stimulus which functions as a reinforcer. This stimulus may be a primary reinforcer or another conditioned reinforcer (such as money). An example of a secondary reinforcer would be the sound from a clicker, as used in clicker training. The sound of the clicker has been associated with praise or treats, and subsequently, the sound of the clicker may function as a reinforcer. As with primary reinforcers, an organism can experience satiation and deprivation with secondary reinforcers.


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