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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
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 — 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. SYN: target behavior (1), target response. * * *… … Medical dictionary
operant — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. functioning or tending to produce effects ; effective < an operant conscience > 2. of or relating to the observable or measurable 3. of, relating to, or being an operant or operant conditioning < operant… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Behavior modification — is the use of empirically demonstrated behavior change techniques to improve behavior, such as altering an individual s behaviors and reactions to stimuli through positive and negative reinforcement of adaptive behavior and/or the reduction of… … Wikipedia
behavior therapy — or behavioral therapy n behavior modification * * * a therapeutic approach in which the focus is on the patient s observable behavior, rather than on conflicts and unconscious processes presumed to underlie his maladaptive behavior. This is… … Medical dictionary
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 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
operant — [äp′ər ənt] adj. [< L operans, prp. of operari: see OPERATE] 1. operating, or producing an effect or effects 2. Psychol. a) designating behavior defined by the resulting stimulus rather than the stimulus which elicits it b) designating… … English World dictionary
Оперантное поведение (operant behavior) — Давно известно, что на поведение влияют его последствия. Мы награждаем или наказываем людей, напр., чтобы они вели себя по другому. При оперантном обусловливании на поведение тж влияют его последствия, но этот процесс не является научением по… … Психологическая энциклопедия
