Article: Operant Conditioning
Encyclopedia of Management;      700+ words ... ... sound of a bell. Operant conditioning, however, deals ... often refers to operant conditioning as part of reinforcement ... theory and work behavior modification. Unlike other ... motivation, operant conditioning does not rely ...

Article: Operant conditioning and programmed instruction in ...
The Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... communication disorders in adults, behavior modification has been largely absent ... change. Principles of behavior modification have been described as ... reported efficacy of operant conditioning in reducing fecal incontinence ...

Article: operant conditioning
The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia;      195 words ...The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 operant conditioning instrumental conditioning, a way of learning used in treatment to change the way a patient thinks or does things (behavior therapy ...

Dictionary definition: operant conditioning or learning
A Dictionary of Sociology;      233 words ...operant conditioning or learning See CONDITIONING .

Dictionary definition: operant-conditioning
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics;      300 words ...operant-conditioning. Theory of learning developed by B. F. Skinner in the context of behaviourism , in which specific items of behaviour (called ...

Article: The effect of graded activity on patients with subacute low back ...
Physical Therapy;  April 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... this research was part of a study with a broader purpose, the sole focus of this article is on graded activity with an operant-conditioning behavioral approach. The primary outcome measures were the rate of return to work and the amount of sick leave during ...

Article: Operant conditioning in older adults with ...
The Psychological Record;  June 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, affecting approximately 4 million Americans (Alzheimer's Association, 2002). Approximately 10% of adults older than 65 years and almost half of those over 85 years have the disease (Alzheimer's Association). The organic pathology that