INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("instrumental conditioning" is a kind of...):

operant conditioning (conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response)

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