John is playing in the front yard when a big dog starts running and barking towards him. The dog attack makes John's heart beat faster and John runs into the house to get away from the dog. Identify both the respondent and operant behaviors that occurred
What will be an ideal response?
The respondent behavior is the autonomic arousal (heart beating faster). The operant behavior is running into the house.
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