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Operant Conditioning
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Operant conditioning is learning in which a voluntary behavior's frequency changes because of the consequence, reinforcement or punishment, that follows it.
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A rat presses a lever more often after pressing it once delivered a food pellet.
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Reinforcement increases a behavior's frequency and punishment decreases it — both can be achieved by adding or removing a stimulus.