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Operant conditioning — is a form of psychological learning during which an individual modifies the occurrence and form of its own behavior due to the association of the behavior with a stimulus. Operant conditioning is distinguished from classical conditioning (also… … Wikipedia
Operant conditioning chamber — Skinner box Skinner box with 2 respond levers, 2 cue lights … Wikipedia
operant conditioning — noun conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response • Hypernyms: ↑conditioning • Hyponyms: ↑instrumental conditioning * * *… … Useful english dictionary
operant — In conditioning, any behavior or specific response chosen by the experimenter; its frequency is intended to increase or decrease by the judicious pairing with it of a reinforcer when it occurs. SYN: target behavior (1), target response. * * *… … Medical dictionary
operant — n. operator; something which operates; behavior that s performed in a spontaneous manner without any reinforcement (Psychology) adj. working, in operation; pertaining to spontaneous behavior (Psychology) … English contemporary dictionary
operant — /ˈɒpərənt/ (say opuhruhnt) adjective 1. operating; producing effects. 2. Psychology of or relating to behaviour elicited by an environment rather than by a specific stimulus. –noun 3. someone or something that operates. {Latin operans} …
operant conditioning — /ˌɒpərənt kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/ (say .opuhruhnt kuhn dishuhning) noun Psychology a procedure by which the probability of an organism emitting a particular response is increased by reinforcement whenever the response occurs. Also, instrumental conditioning …
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