Operant Behaviors Arise Because Of

question 50

Multiple Choice

Operant behaviors arise because of:

• A) consequences that occur after the behavior.
• B) stimuli that occur before the response.
• C) the descending order of probability of occurrence.
• D) involuntary responses.
• E) the probability of making a particular desired response big.

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