In operant conditioning an organism learns to respond because

a. involuntary behaviors are elicited.
b. of the consequences of the behavior.
c. genetic predispositions invoke the behavior.
d. a psychological mechanism, known as the operant, forces the organism to perform the behavior.


B

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