FUNCTIONAL OPERANT

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N., Pam M.S.
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the term used for the class of responses whose probability is changed by the imposition of an operant contingency. Lever presses of force greater than 0.2 N may be required for reinforcement.

FUNCTIONAL OPERANT: "The functional operant is a class of responses."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT
  2. PROGRESSIVE-RATIO SCHEDULE
  3. FRUSTRATIVE NONREWARD HYPOTHESIS
  4. OPERANT PARADIGM
  5. FIXED-RATIO SCHEDULE (FR SCHEDULE)
  6. PROBABILITY LEARNING
  7. RANDOM-RATIO SCHEDULE (RR SCHEDULE)
  8. OPERANT RESPONSE
  9. ISOMETRIC CONTROL
  10. MATCHING LAW
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "FUNCTIONAL OPERANT," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/functional-operant/ (accessed May 10, 2021).
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