Skinner assumed that stimulus control
A) enables the signal to elicit the operant response.
B) enables the signal to set the occasion for the reinforcement of voluntary responding.
C) results in a causal association provided that the researcher, and not the subject, controls the signal's occurrence and outcome.
D) produces a stronger association than that produced by a classical contingency.

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Skinner's concept of stimulus control is centered around the idea that a signal (stimulus) sets the occasion for a response to be reinforced, rather than eliciting the response directly. This is fundamental to operant conditioning, where behaviors are influenced by the consequences that follow them.

Skinner Assumed That Stimulus Control