operant conditioning
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nounDefinition of OPERANT CONDITIONING
: conditioning in which the desired behavior or increasingly closer approximations to it are followed by a rewarding or reinforcing stimulus — compare classical conditioning
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1941
operant conditioning
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of OPERANT CONDITIONING
: conditioning in which the desired behavior or increasingly closer approximations to it are followed by a rewarding or reinforcing stimulus—compare classical conditioning
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