Chapter 4 Operant Conditioning o x respondent and operant behavior Respondent behavior: behavior elicited by a known stimulus. e.g. UR and all reflexes. It depends on the stimulus that precede it o Operant behavior: behavior not elicited by a known stimulus but is simply emitted by the organism. It seems to appear spontaneously. e.g. whistling, standing up and walking about a child abandoning one toy in favor of another et al. It is controlled by its consequencesChapter 4 Operant Conditioning ⚫ ＊respondent and operant behavior ⚫ Respondent behavior: behavior elicited by a known stimulus.e.g.UR and all reflexes.It depends on the stimulus that precede it. ⚫ Operant behavior:behavior not elicited by a known stimulus but is simply emitted by the organism. It seems to appear spontaneously. e.g. whistling, standing up and walking about, a child abandoning one toy in favor of another, et al. It is controlled by its consequences