Juwan says to his mother, "I'm hungry. May I please have a cookie?" His mother gives him a cookie. In the preceding example, what is the operant?
a. Juwan asking for a cookie
b. Juwan's mother giving him a cookie
c. The cookie
d. Juwan
Ans: a. Juwan asking for a cookie
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