The goal of operant conditioning is to ____,while the goal in classical conditioning is to ____.
A) create an association between stimuli; create an association between behavior and consequences
B) create an expectation that a conditioned stimulus will lead to behavior; increase or decrease the rate of some behavior
C) decrease the rate of some behavior; increase the rate of some behavior
D) increase or decrease the rate of some behavior; create a new response to a neutral stimulus

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Operant conditioning focuses on increasing or decreasing the rate of certain behaviors through reinforcement or punishment, while classical conditioning involves creating a new response (conditioned response) to a previously neutral stimulus by associating it with an unconditioned stimulus.

The Goal of Operant Conditioning Is to ____,While the Goal