According to Skinner's terminology, behavior that acts on the environment and changes environmental conditions to the organism's advantage is ________ behavior.
A) respondent
B) reinforced
C) operant
D) reciprocally determined

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Operant behavior, according to Skinner, is behavior that operates on the environment to produce consequences, which in turn influence the likelihood of the behavior occurring again. This concept is central to operant conditioning, where behaviors are strengthened or weakened based on the consequences they produce.

According to Skinner's Terminology, Behavior That Acts on the Environment