ABSTRACT
Previously we examined some of the properties of the unconditioned reinforcer. In this chapter we turn our attention to conditioned reinforcers, or the cues in temporal proximity to reinforcement. Conditioned reinforcement is the result of a procedure in which a formerly neutral stimulus, through association with an unconditioned reinforcer, comes to control behavior in its own right in much the same way as the reinforcer. It has, of course, been recognized that this conditioned reinforcing property could be maintained only through a continued cue-reinforcer relationship.
