sentence: Operant behavior is voluntary and can be changed.
sentences_before: Operant behavior is the opposite of respondent behavior.
sentences_after: A person has control over their own operant behavior. They decide which behaviors they want to do. Respondent behavior cannot be controlled like operant behavior. ABA studies operant behavior more than respondent because it can be controlled. If a behavior can be controlled then it can be changed.
concept_name: operant behavior
headings: Applied behavior analysis Definitions and concepts Operant behavior