1. functioning or tending to produce effects; effective in operation
2. of or relating to operant conditioning in psychology
Usage: psychology

1. a response or behavior that operates on the environment to produce consequences
Usage: psychology

Examples

• The new safety measures proved operant in reducing workplace accidents.
• Operant conditioning uses rewards and punishments to shape behavior.
• The psychologist studied how operant behaviors change with different reinforcement schedules.
• An operant response is strengthened when followed by a positive outcome.
• The operant mechanisms in the brain help us learn from experience.
• Teachers use operant principles when they reward good student behavior.