Definitions for operant
ˈɒp ər əntop·er·ant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. operantadjective

   having influence or producing an effect

   "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. operantnoun

   An operative person or thing.

2. operantnoun

   A class of behavior that produces consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment.

3. operantadjective

   That operates to produce an effect.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Operantadjective

   Active; having power to produce any effect. A word not in use.

   Etymology: operant, French.

   Earth, yield me roots!
   Who seeks far better of thee, sauce his palate
   With thy most operant poison! William Shakespeare, Tim. of Athens.

   I must leave thee, love, and shortly too;
   My operant powers their functions leave to do. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. operant

   Operant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning, is a learning process where behaviors are modified through the association of stimuli with reinforcement or punishment. In it, operants—behaviors that affect one's environment—are conditioned to occur or not occur depending on the environmental consequences of the behavior. Operant conditioning originated in the work of Edward Thorndike, whose law of effect theorised that behaviors arise as a result of whether their consequences are satisfying or discomforting. In the 20th century, operant conditioning was studied by behaviorist psychologists, who believed that much, if not all, of mind and behaviour can be explained as a result of envirionmental conditioning. Reinforcements are environmental stimuli that increase behaviors, whereas punishments are stimuli that decrease behaviors. Both kinds of stimuli can be further categorised into positive and negative stimuli, which respectively involve the addition or removal of environmental stimuli. Operant conditioning differs from classical conditioning, which is a process where stimuli are paired with biologically significant events to produce involuntary and reflexive behaviors. In contrast, operant conditioning is voluntary and depends on the consequences of a behavior. The study of animal learning in the 20th century was dominated by the analysis of these two sorts of learning, and they are still at the core of behavior analysis. They have also been applied to the study of social psychology, helping to clarify certain phenomena such as the false consensus effect.

Anagrams for operant »

1. pronate

2. Protean

3. protean

4. tropane

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of operant in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of operant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=operant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Operant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=operant
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant