Meanings
nounoperant conditioning (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesA technique of behavior modification through positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment.
With operant conditioning, the animal repeats behaviors that have desired consequences and avoids behaviors that lead to undesirable consequences (Figure 5-5).
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 操作性條件反射 /操作性条件反射
- 操作性條件反射 /操作性条件反射 (cāozuòxìng tiáojiàn fǎnshè)a technique of behavior modification
Dutch operante conditionering
- operante conditioneringa technique of behavior modification
French conditionnement opérant, apprentissage skinnerien
- conditionnement opéranta technique of behavior modification
- apprentissage skinneriena technique of behavior modification
German operante Konditionierung
- operante Konditionierunga technique of behavior modification
Portuguese condicionamento operante
- condicionamento operantea technique of behavior modification
Turkish edimsel koşullanma, operant koşullanma
- edimsel koşullanmaa technique of behavior modification
- operant koşullanmaa technique of behavior modification
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