Operant conditioning procedures focus on changing behavior using:

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Operant conditioning procedures involve using reinforcement to increase desirable behavior or punishment to decrease undesirable behavior. Therefore, the correct answer is reinforcement and punishment. While systematic desensitization (A) is a type of classical conditioning, which focuses on changing emotional responses to stimuli, it is not an operant conditioning procedure. Positive reinforcement only (B) is not as effective as using both reinforcement and punishment in shaping behavior. Learned associations between conditioned and unconditioned stimuli (D) are also a component of classical conditioning, not operant conditioning.

Operant Conditioning Procedures Focus on Changing Behavior Using