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noun
A technique of behavior modification through positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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noun
conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: conditioning
Narrower terms: instrumental conditioning
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