Operant conditioning shapes behavior by ________________________________________.

A) punishing undesired behavior
B) rewarding behavior in the direction of the desired behavior
C) withholding to gain compliance
D) educating to avoid future incidents of the behavior

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Shapes Behavior

Influences or guides how an individual acts, often discussed in the context of environmental, psychological, and social factors.

Rewarding Behavior

The act of positively reinforcing a specific action or behavior to encourage its recurrence, often used in behavior modification strategies.