[ˈɒp(ə)rənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- involving the modification of behaviour by the reinforcing or inhibiting effect of its own consequences


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin operant- ‘being at work’, from the verb operari

[ˈɒp(ə)rənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin operant- ‘being at work’, from the verb operari