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OPERANT BEHAVIOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Educational Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- operant behavior
1, record 1, English, operant%20behavior
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- operant behaviour 2, record 1, English, operant%20behaviour
correct, Great Britain
- operant 3, record 1, English, operant
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
behavior for which the specific eliciting stimulus is not determined, for which there is no observed antecedent, or which cannot be described adequately in terms of the simple stimulus-response formula. 1, record 1, English, - operant%20behavior
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
behaviour which does not occur in response to eliciting stimuli but acts upon the environment. 2, record 1, English, - operant%20behavior
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An "operant" is a unit of behaviour which is not consistently elicited by any particular stimulus, as opposed to a "respondent", which is. Teaching them becomes "simply the arrangement of contingencies of reinforcement" (Skinner, 1968). 3, record 1, English, - operant%20behavior
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Psychologie scolaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- comportement opérant
1, record 1, French, comportement%20op%C3%A9rant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- opérant 1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9rant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tout comportement ou classe de comportements dont la probabilité d'émission est contrôlée par ses conséquences. 2, record 1, French, - comportement%20op%C3%A9rant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[...] comportement déployé (ou émis) par un organisme qui agit sur son environnement. 1, record 1, French, - comportement%20op%C3%A9rant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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