In operant conditioning, a stimulus that reliably precedes an operant response (S^D) is said to: A) Elicit the response B) Reinforce the response C) Set the occasion for the response D) Punish the response

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In operant conditioning, a stimulus that reliably precedes an operant response sets the occasion for the response, indicating when a particular behavior is likely to be reinforced.

In Operant Conditioning, a Stimulus That Reliably Precedes an Operant