Skinner's term for voluntary, spontaneous behavior is:
a. respondent behavior.
c. fixed behavior.
b. operant behavior.
d. extinguishable behavior.
ANS: B
FEEDBACK: To Skinner, respondent behavior was less important than operant behavior. Operant behavior is the behavior emitted spontaneously or voluntarily that operates on the environment to change it.
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