Operant
[op-er-uh nt] /ˈɒp ər ənt/
adjective
1.
; producing effects.
noun
2.
a person or thing that .
/ˈɒpərənt/
adjective
1.
producing effects; operating
noun
2.
a person or thing that operates
3.
(psychol) any response by an organism that is not directly caused by a stimulus
adj.
“that works,” early 15c., from Latin operantem (nominative operans), present participle of operari “to work” (see operation). Psychological sense of “involving behavior modification” coined 1937 by U.S. psychologist B.F. Skinner (e.g. operant conditioning, 1938, Skinner).
operant op·er·ant (ŏp’ər-ənt)
adj.
n.
In operant conditioning, a behavior or specific response chosen by the experimenter or therapist. Also called target response.
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