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op·er·ant

 (ŏp′ər-ənt)
adj.
1. Operating to produce effects; effective.
2. Psychology Of, relating to, or being a response that occurs spontaneously and is identified by its reinforcing or inhibiting effects.
n.
1. One that operates.
2. Psychology An element of operant behavior.

[Latin operāns, operant-, present participle of operārī, to work; see operate.]

op′er·ant·ly adv.
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operant

(ˈɒpərənt)
adj
producing effects; operating
n
1. a person or thing that operates
2. (Psychology) psychol any response by an organism that is not directly caused by a stimulus
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op•er•ant

(ˈɒp ər ənt)

adj.
1. operating; producing effects.
n.
2. a person or thing that operates.
[1595–1605; < Late Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.operant - having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience"
operative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"
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Given these relationships, Skinner provided categories for the analysis of verbal behavior, called verbal operants. Each of the verbal operants was addressed separately.
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The use of the concurrent operants preference assessment may be beneficial in assisting children with autism to maintain greater control over which instructional approach they receive in home and school therapy programs.