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Robert Sapolsky
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(ethology, psychology) συμπεριφοροδιαφοροποιητικός [αρσενικό επίθετο]
operant
/ˈɒp(ə)r(ə)nt/
PSYCHOLOGY
adjective
operant
/ˈɒp(ə)r(ə)nt/
PSYCHOLOGY
adjective
- involving the modification of behaviour by the reinforcing or inhibiting effect of its own consequences.
- 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.