operant
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- noun
- /ˈɒpərənt/
- Specialized
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operante
- In free throw situations, the current operant is the shot, which may be reinforced by a successful attempt.
- operant conditioning
- operant behavior
- operant chamber
Examples
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Research shows that the operant of receiving praise encourages students to participate more actively in discussions.
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One of the best operant techniques teachers can implement is a predictable, consistent, and structured classroom environment.
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In addition to frustration, several students brought up the term operant conditioning.
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Below are some examples of operant procedures that have been demonstrated in the shelter environment.
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Following the post-exposure operant sessions, animals were placed on a free food diet for 24 hours.
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The students' journal submissions typically show great sophistication and understanding of operant conditioning and its applications.
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Furthermore, operant behavioral principles provide another possible reason for the differential effects of performance feedback on praise and OTRs.
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Effective teaching strategies for children with ADHD fall under the operant-learning component of the CBM learning model.
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In addition to pain behaviors, wellness behaviors are also responsive to operant conditioning and can be reinforced or extinguished.
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In psychology, an operant is any behavior that can influence the environment, such as a child learning to raise their hand in class.
Synonyms
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4.5
A thing or substance that causes a specific effect, often in medicine
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A person or thing that makes something happen
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8.5
A person or thing that makes something happen
Compounds
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5.1
A way of learning where a behavior increases after reward or decreases after punishment
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Operant comes from the Latin root oper- 'work' and the ending -ant 'doing', like in operate and operator, so it names a 'doing' thing. In psychology, an operant is the animal or behavior that acts and so changes its environment.