operant conditioning

Definitions of operant conditioning

1. noun

   conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response
   types:

   instrumental conditioning

   operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given

   type of:

   conditioning

   a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment