op·er·ant ( p  r-nt)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 oper  ns, operant-, present participle of operr , to work; see operate.]op er·ant·ly adv. |
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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| 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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