Skinner believed that respondent behavior:
A) produces a change in the organism's environment.
B) must occur before reinforcement can occur.
C) is emitted in the absence of a stimulus.
D) does not account for all human behavior.

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Skinner believed that operant behavior (i.e. behavior that is controlled by the consequences that follow it) was more important in accounting for human behavior than respondent behavior (i.e. behavior that is elicited by a stimulus). Therefore, he did not believe that respondent behavior accounted for all human behavior.

Skinner Believed That Respondent Behavior