Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun instrumental_conditioning

1 sense of instrumental conditioning

Sense 1
instrumental conditioning -- (operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given)
       => operant conditioning -- (conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response)