Look up: operant

1. Operant
   Op'er·ant adjective [ Latin operans , present participle of operari . See Operate .] Operative. [ R.] Shak. -- noun An operative person or thing. [ R.] Coleridge.
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2. operant
   In conditioning, any behaviour 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. ... Synonym: target behaviour, target response. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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3. operant
   adjective having influence or producing an effect; `many emotional determinants at work`; `an operant conscience`
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4. operant
   (op´әr-әnt) in psychology, said of a response not elicited by specific external stimuli but that recurs at a given rate under particular circumstances. See operant conditioning.
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5. Operant
   • (a.) Operative. • (n.) An operative person or thing.
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6. operant
   Type: Term Pronunciation: op′ĕr-ănt Definitions: 1. 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. Synonyms: target behavior1, target response
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