Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Human_Society/EmotionOntology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'operant conditioning'?

A. Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others.
B. Learning to anticipate future events on the basis of past experience with the consequences of one's own behavior.
C. Any process in which an organism acquires a novel neuromuscular action or movement as the result of experience.
D. A simple form of learning whereby the repeated presence of a stimulus leads to a change in the probability or strength of the response to that stimulus. There is no association of one type of stimulus with another, rather it is a generalized response to the environment.

Answer: Learning to anticipate future events on the basis of past experience with the consequences of one's own behavior.