Skinner coined the term operant to describe:
A) active behaviors that operate on the environment to generate consequences.
B) the operational relationship between a conditioned stimulus as it relates to a reinforcer.
C) involuntary behaviors subject to the laws of learning that operate independently.
D) the relationship between behaviors and the conditioned stimuli that elicited the behaviors.

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Skinner used the term operant to describe active behaviors that operate on the environment to generate consequences. He believed that these behaviors were subject to the laws of learning and could be modified through reinforcement and punishment.

Skinner Coined the Term Operant to Describe