Psychiatry and Psychology

Operant Conditioning

Learning situations in which the sequence responses of the subject are instrumental in producing reinforcement. When the correct response occurs, which involves the selection from among a repertoire of responses, the subject is immediately reinforced.

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Learning situations in which the sequence responses of the subject are instrumental in producing reinforcement. When the correct response occurs, which involves the selection from among a repertoire of responses, the subject is immediately reinforced.

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7 entry terms
  • Conditioning, Operant
  • Instrumental Learning
  • Learning, Instrumental
  • Conditionings, Operant
  • Instrumental Learnings
  • Learnings, Instrumental
  • Operant Conditionings

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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human & animal

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68(65)

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  1. F02w.463w.425w.179.509w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Operant Conditioning. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003216. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003216
  2. Operant Conditioning. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning
  3. Operant Conditioning. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q847079