A light goes on in a room just before an excruciatingly loud buzzer sounds. A subject who startles when the light goes on shows ________ behavior, but one who leaves the room to avoid the noise exhibits ________ behavior.
A) respondent; operant
B) operant; respondent
C) conditioned; counterconditioned
D) counterconditioned; conditioned

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The startle response to the light is respondent behavior because it is an automatic reaction to a stimulus. Leaving the room to avoid the noise is operant behavior, as it involves making a decision to perform an action to avoid an unpleasant outcome.

A Light Goes on in a Room Just Before an Excruciatingly