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Word: Operant
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from Latin operant- ‘being at work’, from the verb operari
ˈɒp(ə)rənt
involving the modification of behaviour by the reinforcing or inhibiting effect of its own consequences.
Short Definition:involving modification of behaviour by reinforcing or inhibiting effect of its own consequences
Word: Operant
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɒp(ə)rənt
an item of behaviour that is not a response to a prior stimulus but something which is initially spontaneous, which may reinforce or inhibit recurrence of that behaviour.
Short Definition:item of behaviour that is not response to prior stimulus but something which is initially spontaneous
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