A behavior will be repeated more often if it is followed by a reward and less often if it is followed by punishment. This is a statement of:
A) habituation.
B) imprinting.
C) classical conditioning.
D) operant conditioning.

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This statement describes operant conditioning, a learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment. It is a concept introduced by B.F. Skinner, where behaviors followed by rewards are more likely to recur, and behaviors followed by punishment are less likely to recur.

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