AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A Primary Reinforcer is a stimulus that is biologically important to an organism, such as food, water, sleep, shelter, safety, pleasure, and sex. It leads to an involuntary response, such as recoiling, drooling, and trembling.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary reinforcers are reinforcers that have innate reinforcing qualities. These kinds of reinforcers are not learned. Water, food, sleep, shelter, sex, and touch, among others, are primary reinforcers. Pleasure is also a primary reinforcer.

Detailed explanation-3: -An innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need. conditioned reinforcer. A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer; also known as a secondary reinforcer.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two main types of reinforcers, primary and secondary. Primary reinforcers are often naturally reinforcing such as sleep, food, or water; where secondary reinforcers must be learned.