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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 behavior — is the network of factors and events involved in the behavior of human and non human animals. It is a psychological term derived from Operant Conditioning, developed by B.F. Skinner. The operant is the behavior that acts on the environment to… … Wikipedia
opérant — opérant, ante [ ɔperɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1560; de opérer ♦ Théol. Grâce opérante, qui a des effets spirituels. ♢ (1787) Cour. Qui produit un effet. Nos mesures ont été opérantes. ⇒ agissant, 1. efficace. ⊗ CONTR. Inopérant. ● opérant, opérante… … Encyclopédie Universelle
operant — OPERÁNT, Ă, operanţi, te, adj. Care îşi produce (repede) efectul; eficace. – Din fr. opérant. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 04.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 OPERÁNT adj. v. eficace, eficient, folo sitor, operativ, practic, productiv, util. Trimis de siveco,… … Dicționar Român
operant — (adj.) that works, early 15c., from L. operantem (nom. operans), prp. of operari to work (see OPERATION (Cf. operation)). Psychological sense of involving behavior modification coined 1937 by U.S. psychologist B.F. Skinner (e.g. operant… … Etymology dictionary
operant Psychology — [ ɒp(ə)r(ə)nt] adjective involving the modification of behaviour by the reinforcing or inhibiting effect of its own consequences. noun an item of behaviour that is not a response to a prior stimulus but something which is initially spontaneous.… … English new terms dictionary
Operant — Op er*ant, a. [L. operans, p. pr. of operari. See {Operate}.] Operative. [R.] Shak. n. An operative person or thing. [R.] Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
operant conditioning — op er*ant con*di tion*ing, n. (Psychol.) A process for causing animals to behave in a specific manner by rewarding or punishing the animal each time it performs a certain act; after a time, the animal comes to associate the reward or punishment… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
operant — index active, functional Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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
opérant — opérant, ante (o pé ran, ran t ) adj. Qui est propre à opérer. • La foi vive et opérante par la charité, MASS. Profess. relig. Serm. 2. REMARQUE Bossuet, suivant la règle archaïque, faisait encore quelquefois accorder le participe présent… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
