Skinner Coined the Term Operant to Describe

question 183

Multiple Choice

Skinner coined the term operant to describe:

• A)active behaviors that operate on the environment to generate consequences.
• B)the operational relationship between a conditioned stimulus as it relates to a reinforcer.
• C)involuntary behaviors that were subject to the laws of learning but operated independently.
• D)the relationship between behaviors and conditioned stimuli that elicited the behaviors.

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