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Recent Examples of operant
Researchers then had both groups compete against pain-free mice in a standard motivational test called a progressive ratio (PR) operant test, in which tasty treats become progressively harder to earn.
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Ben Thomas, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2014
The current study investigated domestic cat preferences at the individual and population level using a free operant preference assessment.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2017
Bradfield probably could have parlayed that success into some sort of cushy position with Burnett, but his operant mode was reinvention.
—Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2022
As such, mobile games have developed into monsters psychologically tuned to rip thousands out of players vulnerable enough to be operant conditioned into a game addiction.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
Ben Thomas, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2014
The current study investigated domestic cat preferences at the individual and population level using a free operant preference assessment.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2017
Bradfield probably could have parlayed that success into some sort of cushy position with Burnett, but his operant mode was reinvention.
—Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2022
As such, mobile games have developed into monsters psychologically tuned to rip thousands out of players vulnerable enough to be operant conditioned into a game addiction.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operant
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While KenPom ranks UConn’s offense as the second-most efficient in the nation, its efficiency on the defensive end is down to No. 102 nationally, despite improvement since returning from Maui.Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 Dec. 2024
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If 2023 was dominated by the ladylike Margaux bag and the prim-and-proper dressing mood that followed in its wake, then 2024 belongs to the efficient, yet extremely elegant N/S Park tote.Laura Jackson, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
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Studies have shown navel administration of medication is efficacious and that navel oiling can help with digestion, as well as potentially relieve gynecological discomfort.Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Research suggests that the use of antiretroviral drugs and advances in managing HIV infections have helped make solid organ transplants in people with HIV safer and more efficacious.Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Since 2014, that party has been disbanded, its remnants swept into the much smaller and less effectual Opposition Bloc.Konstantin Skorkin, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2019
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Exceptions, such as the Iranian sanctions preceding the negotiation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), are typically multinational, economically effectual, and explicit in stating the criteria and circumstances under which policy change would yield sanctions removal.Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2017
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The transfer has received bipartisan support and an expedient legislative process, a rarity in recent Smithsonian history.Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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As the election postmortems continue, people should remember that the struggle for equality is rarely politically expedient or popular — especially at the outset.Anthony D. Romero, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024
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The forum emphasized that effective cyber crisis management hinges on both resilience and preparation.Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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This is one reason drip irrigation is so effective at saving water, especially in clay soils.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Operant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operant. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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