Graduate student Charisse Goldberg conducted operant conditioning trials with a laboratory rat. Goldberg trained the animal to press a lever to earn a food pellet. The rat successfully learned to press the lever. In the language of operant conditioning, what is the animal's learned response called?

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In operant conditioning, the behavior that is learned or strengthened through the use of reinforcement or punishment is called an operant response. In this scenario, the rat learning to press the lever for a food pellet is an example of an operant response.

Graduate Student Charisse Goldberg Conducted Operant Conditioning Trials with a Laboratory