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Meaning of "operant learning" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPERANT LEARNING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPERANT LEARNING

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Operant learning is a noun.
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WHAT DOES OPERANT LEARNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Operant conditioning

Operant conditioning is a type of learning in which an individual's behavior is modified by its antecedents and consequences. Instrumental conditioning was first discovered and published by Jerzy Konorski and was also referred to as Type II reflexes. Mechanisms of instrumental conditioning suggest that the behavior may change in form, frequency, or strength. The expressions "operant behavior" and "respondent behavior" were popularized by B. F. Skinner who worked on reproduction of Konorski's experiments. The former refers to "an item of behavior that is initially spontaneous, rather than a response to a prior stimulus, but whose consequences may reinforce or inhibit recurrence of that behavior". Operant conditioning is distinguished from classical conditioning in that operant conditioning deals with the reinforcement and punishment to change behavior. Operant behavior operates on the environment and is maintained by conditioning of reflexive behaviors which are also elicited by antecedent conditions, while classical conditioning is maintained by its antecedents and consequences.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPERANT LEARNING

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WORDS THAT END LIKE OPERANT LEARNING

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Synonyms and antonyms of operant learning in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «operant learning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPERANT LEARNING

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Translator English - Chinese

操作性学习
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aprendizaje operante
570 millions of speakers

English

operant learning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्फूर्त सीखने
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

التعلم الإجرائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оперантного обучения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aprendizagem operante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

operant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´apprentissage opérant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengendali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

operante Lernen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オペラント学習
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조건화 학습
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Operator
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

học tập operant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடத்தை தண்டனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑपरेटेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

edimsel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apprendimento operante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uczenia instrumentalnego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оперативного навчання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

învățare operant
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

συντελεστικής μάθησης
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

operante leer
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

operant inlärning
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

operant læring
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPERANT LEARNING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about operant learning

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPERANT LEARNING»

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Learning and Behavior: Active Learning Edition
The most important difference is that in operant learning, an important environmental event is contingent on behavior; you must do something to get food from a vending machine or music from a saxophone. In Pavlovian conditioning, an ...
Paul Chance, 2008
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The Effect of Thiamine Tetrahydrofurfuryl Disulfide on ...
Operant Learning: Effect of TTFD treatment on cumulative correct responses of individual mice by treatment group (all cohorts) Figure 2.14 a-c. Operant Learning: Effect of TTFD treatment on cumulative incorrect responses of individual mice by ...
Judith Irene Hills, 2009
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An Interpretation of Operant Learning in Terms of ...
While in operant learning Event 1 increases in probability of occurrence, as a result of systematic Event 1- Event 2 pairings, in respondent learning the likelihood of Event 2 increases as result of such pairings. Further, in respondent learning, ...
Diana M. Delgado, 2008
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Learning in Infants and Young Children
In fact, closer examination of the experimental procedures used indicates that it could equally well be described as a case of operant learning. Papousek's (1967 ) experiment, described in chapter 1, provides another situation that combines ...
Michael J. A. Howe, 1976
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Social and Personality Development
Skinner's. Operant-Learning. Theory. (Radical. Behaviorism). Through his research with animals, Skinner (1953) came to understand a very important form of learning that he believed to be the basis for most of the habits that organisms form.
David Shaffer, 2008
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The Science of Learning
Early in the history of the experimental study of learning a lively controversy raged over whether or not reinforcement was necessary for the occurrence of operant learning (or instrmuental learning, as it was more commonly called). A nmuber ...
Joseph Pear, 2001
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Learning and Behavior
lightning, then you hear the scary thundeitTo put it another way, in operant learning an event (the reinforcing or punishing consequence) is contingent on a behavior, whereas in Pavlovian conditioning an event (the US) is contingent on ...
Paul Chance, 2013
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Treating Articulation and Phonological Disorders in Children
Current conceptualizations of the treatment of sound system disorders generally use either operant learning or a motor skill–learning framework for treatment ( Bernthal and Bankson, 2004). Both theoretical treatment frameworks have been ...
Dennis M. Ruscello, 2008
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Autism: From Research to Individualized Practice
Specifically, Ferster (1961) hypothesized that children with autism may have difficulty learning from social consequences (e.g. attention and praise) in natural environments and may learn better when operant learning principles are applied.
Robin L. Gabriels, Dina E. Hill, 2002
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Developmental Psychology: Childhood & Adolescence: Childhood ...
Skinner's theory was that habits develop as a result of unique operant learning experiences. One boy's aggressive behavior may increase over time because his playmates “give in” to (reinforce) his forceful tactics. Another boy may become ...
David David Reed Shaffer, Katherine Kipp, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPERANT LEARNING»

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Neuronal circuits Connecting to innate knowledge
... activation of nicotine-responsive BLA neurons can convey information about the valence of the stimulus and induce operant learning. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Monkeys Learn to Steer Wheelchair
As the past 75 years of research on operant learning has shown, the reward, technically called a reinforcer, is the operative variable here. In the ... «Scientist, Nov 14»
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Training your dog? Making behavior lessons stick often begins with …
Teaching in this way--where the learner builds an association between the behavior and its consequence--is referred to as operant learning, ... «WCPO, Oct 14»
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Changing pet peeves: 3 steps to teaching your furry or feathered …
In operant learning (learning from the consequences of behavior), extinction means withholding the reinforcing consequences of a behavior. «WCPO, Sep 14»
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Ain't too proud to beg? Your dog certainly isn't, so here's how to …
"Operant learning" occurs when a relationship is formed between the behavior an animal does and the consequence of that behavior. «WCPO, Jul 14»
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Fruit flies help scientists uncover genes responsible for human …
Considered by some as "operant learning," this multi-tiered trait involves many genes and modification of an individual's behavior by trial and ... «Phys.Org, Jun 14»
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There is no Skinner Box, says Bungie user research lead
The Skinner box "was an attempt to understand learning at a fundamental level by creating the simplest possible operant learning task: 'Press ... «Gamasutra, Jun 12»
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Uganda: Teachers Must Avoid Corporal Punishment
For example Skinner's uses of instrumental conditioning or operant learning emphasise the use of reward but not punishment. Corporal ... «AllAfrica.com, Sep 11»
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Drug courts don't work as advertised, shift undue risks to courts
Also, they are better positioned to distribute consequences in a manner consistent with the requirements of operant learning theory, including ... «The Augusta Chronicle, May 11»
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Too much on the mind? You might have a cluttered brain.
“So one important future direction is to study the relationship between attentional networks and the circuitry that supports operant learning,” he ... «Daily Free Press, Apr 11»

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