Which of the following underlies the process of operant conditioning?
a. Pleasant consequences lead to decreased behaviors, while unpleasant consequences lead to increased behaviors.
b. A neutral stimulus can come to evoke a response that used to be associated with a different stimulus
c. Pleasant consequences lead to increased behaviors, while unpleasant consequences lead to decreased behaviors.
d. The observation of another person engaging in a behavior can lead the repetition of that behavior.
c
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