The term operant refers to the fact that,in operant conditioning,
A)the organism must operate on the environment before consequences can occur.
B)reinforcers and punishers operate on the organism to change its behaviour.
C)the US operates on the CS to change its association with the CR.
D)the experimenter operates on the organism to change its behaviour.

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Operant conditioning involves the organism learning to operate on the environment in order to receive consequences in the form of reinforcements or punishments. This is different from classical conditioning, where the association between a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus is learned without any voluntary action by the organism.

The Term Operant Refers to the Fact That,in Operant Conditioning