operant conditioning
noun
Origin of operant conditioning
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby operant conditioning
opera window,
operable,
operagoer,
operand,
operant,
operant conditioning,
operant learning,
operate,
operatic,
operating,
operating budget
Medical definitions for operant conditioning
operant conditioning
n.
A process of behavior modification in which a subject is encouraged to behave in a desired manner through positive or negative reinforcement, so that the subject comes to associate the pleasure or displeasure of the reinforcement with the behavior.