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) cognitive dissonance.
D) previous actions and the reinforcement from these actions.
E) cognitive reasoning built up from previous decisions.

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Operant conditioning is based on the idea that behavior is influenced by previous actions and the reinforcement that comes from those actions. This means that individuals are more likely to repeat behaviors that are reinforced, and less likely to repeat behaviors that are not reinforced. A classic example of this is a rat in a Skinner box: the rat learns to press a lever because doing so leads to the delivery of food (positive reinforcement). Over time, the rat will press the lever more and more frequently because doing so is reinforced.

Operant Conditioning Views Behavior as Being Influenced by