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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 — n conditioning in which the desired behavior or increasingly closer approximations to it are followed by a rewarding or reinforcing stimulus compare CLASSICAL CONDITIONING * * * instrumental c … Medical dictionary
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 conditioning — conditioning (def. 1). [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
Operant conditioning chamber — Skinner box Skinner box with 2 respond levers, 2 cue lights … Wikipedia
operant 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
operant conditioning — noun A technique of behavior modification through positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment See Also: Skinner box, positive reinforcement, negati … Wiktionary
operant conditioning — method of conditioning based on systematic association between a behavior and reinforcement or punishment … English contemporary dictionary
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 …
operant conditioning or learning — See conditioning … Dictionary of sociology
