Operant conditioning, also known as trial-and-error learning, involves an animal modifying its behavior based on the consequences of reward or punishment.
operant conditioning: A type of associative learning in which an animal learns to associate one of its own behaviors with a reward or punishment and then tends to repeat or avoid that behavior; also called trial-and-error learning.
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| Back | A type of associative learning in which an animal learns to associate one of its own behaviors with a reward or punishment and then tends to repeat or avoid that behavior; also called trial-and-error learning. |
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