operant

operant
ope|rant
unter Einfluss von gleichbed. engl. operant aus lat. operans, Gen. operantis, Part. Präs. von operari, vgl. ↑operieren>
eine bestimmte Wirkungsweise in sich habend;
operante Konditionierung: Veränderung bestimmter Verhaltensweisen durch Verknüpfung von Situationsgegebenheiten mit Verhaltensweisen, die Belohnungen od. Bestrafungen nach sich ziehen (Psychol., Soziol.);
operantes Verhalten: Reaktion, die nicht von einem auslösenden Reiz abhängt, sondern von den Auswirkungen dieser Reaktion (Psychol., Soziol.).

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