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behavior that is sensitive to, or controlled by, its consequences. Specifically, operant conditioning refers to the three-term contingency that uses stimulus control. In the three-term contingency, a discriminative stimulus (sD) is an antecedent stimulus that first signals to the subject that reinforcement (or, less commonly, punishment) is available. Then, the subject performs a behavior. After performing a behavior, a consequence will occur that either

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