Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: instrumental conditioning
  1. Operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given

Derived forms: instrumental conditionings

Type of: operant conditioning

Encyclopedia: Instrumental conditioning

Nearest

instructress
instrument
instrument flying
instrument landing
instrument landing system
instrument of execution
instrument of punishment
instrument of torture
instrument panel
instrumental
instrumental conditioning
instrumental music
instrumental role
instrumentalism
instrumentalist
instrumentality
instrumentally
instrumentate
instrumentation
insubordinate
insubordination