operant
31operant — op•er•ant [[t]ˈɒp ər ənt[/t]] adj. 1) operating; producing effects 2) a person or thing that operates • Etymology: 1595–1605; < LL …
32operant — /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} …
33operant conditioning — noun Date: 1941 conditioning in which the desired behavior or increasingly closer approximations to it are followed by a rewarding or reinforcing stimulus compare classical conditioning …
34operant conditioning — conditioning (def. 1). [1940 45] * * * …
35operant conditioning — noun A technique of behavior modification through positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment See Also: Skinner box, positive reinforcement, negati …
36operant behavior — see under conditioning …
37operant conditioning or learning — See conditioning …
38operant conditioning — method of conditioning based on systematic association between a behavior and reinforcement or punishment …
39operant 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 …
40operant conditioning — / ɒpərənt kənˌdɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/ noun a learning theory stating that behaviour can be modified by stimuli and also by the consequences which follow on from the behaviour itself …
