Operant conditioning views behavior as being influenced by:
A) a conditioned stimulus being attached to an unconditioned stimulus.
B) an unconditioned stimulus being attached to a conditioned stimulus.
C) judgments on comparisons with a category prototype.
D) previous actions and the reinforcement from these actions.
E) cognitive reasoning built up from previous decisions.

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Operant conditioning is a type of learning in which behavior is influenced by the consequences that follow it, specifically the reinforcement or punishment of previous actions. It does not involve conditioned or unconditioned stimuli, judgments on comparisons with a category prototype, or cognitive reasoning built up from previous decisions.

Operant Conditioning Views Behavior as Being Influenced By