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1 Operant -- rank: 1000

Operant definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary OP'ERANT, a. [See Operate ... or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience" Merriam Webster's 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 behavior > • operantly adverb II. noun Date: 1937 behavior (as ...

2 operant conditioning -- rank: 943

operant conditioning definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1941 conditioning in which ...

3 conditioning -- rank: 504

... present; salivation was thus the conditioned response. In instrumental, or operant, conditioning, a spontaneous (operant) behavior is either rewarded (reinforced) or punished. When rewarded, a behavior increases in frequency; when punished, it decreases. Operant conditioning was studied in detail by B. F. Skinner. Webster ... training, naturalization, negative reinforcement, nurture, nurturing, on-the-job training, operant conditioning, orientation, physiologically addictive, positive reinforcement, practice, preparation, psychagogy, psychologically ...

4 Respondent -- rank: 343

... that occurs in response to a specific external stimulus — compare operant II. adjective Date: 1726 1. making response ; responsive; especially being ... stimulus that are followed by a reward < respondent conditioning > — compare operant 3 Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & adj. --n. 1 a defendant ...

5 prime mover -- rank: 217

... maker, manufacturer, master, master craftsman, medium, mother, mover, moving spirit, operant, operative, operator, organizer, originator, parent, past master, performer, perpetrator, persuader ...

6 Producer -- rank: 217

... manufacturer, master, master craftsman, master of ceremonies, medium, mother, mover, operant, operative, operator, organizer, originator, parent, past master, performer, perpetrator, planner ...

7 Practitioner -- rank: 217

... author, creator, doer, executant, executor, executrix, fabricator, maker, medium, mover, operant, operative, operator, performer, perpetrator, prime mover, producer, subject, worker

8 Pilot -- rank: 217

... manipulate, manipulator, mask, mercury, motor, mudguard, navigate, navigator, nose guard, operant, operate, operative, operator, pad, padding, palladium, patent, peel off, perform ...

9 Performer -- rank: 217

... minstrel, minstrelsy, mountebank, mover, mummer, music maker, musician, nautch girl, operant, operative, operator, paper tiger, peeler, perpetrator, phony, playactor, player, practitioner ...

10 operantly -- rank: 217

operantly definitions Merriam Webster's adverb see operant I

11 Operator -- rank: 217

... manager, maneuverer, manipulator, margin purchaser, medium, militant, mover, new broom, operant, operative, operative surgeon, opportunist, performer, perpetrator, pilot, plotter, plunger, political ...

12 Operative -- rank: 217

... in battle, military-intelligence man, mover, narc, naval-intelligence man, operant, operation, operational, operator, performer, perpetrator, pilot, plainclothesman, police detective, potent ...

13 instrumental conditioning -- rank: 217

instrumental conditioning definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete ...

14 Instrumental -- rank: 217

... means or agency 4. of or relating to instrumentalism 5. operant 3 < instrumental learning > < instrumental conditioning > • instrumental noun • instrumentally adverb Oxford ...

15 handler -- rank: 217

... coach, coach, conductor, driller, drillmaster, driver, engineer, functionary, groomer, manipulator, operant, operative, operator, pilot, runner, steersman, trainer