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Journal articles on the topic "Operant conditioning"

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Staddon, J. E. R., and D. T. Cerutti. "Operant Conditioning." Annual Review of Psychology 54, no. 1 (February 2003): 115–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.54.101601.145124.

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Staddon, John, and Yael Niv. "Operant conditioning." Scholarpedia 3, no. 9 (2008): 2318. http://dx.doi.org/10.4249/scholarpedia.2318.

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Eder, Andreas B., Anand Krishna, and Pieter Van Dessel. "Operant evaluative conditioning." Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition 45, no. 1 (January 2019): 102–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xan0000189.

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Neff, Ellen P. "Automatic operant conditioning." Lab Animal 48, no. 5 (April 18, 2019): 139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41684-019-0301-2.

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Brembs, Björn. "Aplysia operant conditioning." Scholarpedia 9, no. 1 (2014): 4097. http://dx.doi.org/10.4249/scholarpedia.4097.

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Shammas, R. A., A. L. Denison, T. W. Pfennig, D. P. Hemker, and R. B. Stephenson. "Baroreflex unimpaired by operant avoidance or classical aversive conditioning in dogs." American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 254, no. 6 (June 1, 1988): R1025—R1034. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.1988.254.6.r1025.

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Previous studies showed that baroreflex control of heart rate is impaired during operant shock avoidance conditioning and classical aversive conditioning. However, the effects of such "emotionally stressful" paradigms on the ability of the baroreflex to control arterial pressure have not been directly assessed. We prepared the carotid sinus regions of dogs for reversible isolation from the systemic circulation, and we derived complete stimulus-response relations for the effects of carotid sinus pressure on both heart rate and arterial pressure. For any given carotid sinus pressure, arterial pressure and heart rate were higher during operant shock-avoidance conditioning and during classical aversive conditioning than in a neutral environment, which indicates an upward resetting of the baroreflex. However, threshold and saturation carotid sinus pressures were unaffected by operant conditioning or classical conditioning, which indicates that the baroreceptors themselves were not reset. The ranges over which the carotid baroreflex could vary arterial pressure and heart rate were significantly increased during both operant conditioning and classical conditioning. Baroreflex gain was unchanged during operant conditioning and was significantly increased during classical conditioning. We conclude that the baroreflex is not impaired during operant shock-avoidance conditioning or classical aversive conditioning in dogs. However, the baroreflex is reset and regulates blood pressure at an elevated level.
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Hu, Jiaxi. "Operant Conditioning in Child Psychology: Understanding the Influence of Rewards and Punishments on Childrens Behavior." Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media 44, no. 1 (April 18, 2024): 259–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/44/20230161.

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Operant conditioning was developed by American psychologist B.F. Skinner in the middle of the 20th century after extensive research on the principles of operant conditioning. Operant conditioning is an important concept in the field of psychology, especially child psychology. It focuses on the relationship between behavior and its consequences as a specific learning process. Operant conditioning emphasizes how behavior is influenced by rewards and punishments and ultimately determines the frequency and persistence of behavior. Overall, operant conditioning is highly relevant in child psychology, which provides practical tools for shaping and modifying childrens behaviors and habits. For parents, educators, and clinical psychologists, appropriate rewards and punishments can help children develop positive behavior patterns and reduce the occurrence of undesirable behaviors.
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Stach, Jens. "How memorable experiences influence brand preference." Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 20, no. 4 (September 11, 2017): 394–415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qmr-03-2016-0023.

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Purpose This paper aims to illuminate mechanisms through which memorable experiences with brands create lasting preferences. It is based on the proposition that intense positive (negative) affective consumption in the consumer’s youth creates powerful imprints, which influence brand preference (distaste) throughout life. Design/methodology/approach Autobiographical memories with Nutella are retrieved from three different user groups, i.e. heavy-, light- and non-users. The retrieved memory narratives are analysed using conditioning theory, i.e. operant, classical or no conditioning are identified and compared across groups. Findings The research’s central proposition is affirmed, yet the dominant form of conditioning mechanism differs per group. Operant conditioning outperforms classical conditioning in creating strong and lasting preferences. Heavy- and non-users predominantly exhibit in-tensely positive and negative operant conditioning, respectively. Light-users on the other hand recall less affectively intense consumption experiences, mainly featuring classical conditioning. The light-users’ recollections suggest a mere exposure effect to be more appropriate in describing the preference formation in this user group. Research limitations/implications Users not having experienced affectively intense consumption, i.e. light-users, are likely to be influenced in their preference over time through other factors, which this paper does not focus on. Practical implications Memory elicitation and exploration provides valuable insights to shape both promotional as well as advertising strategies. Originality/value The study extends existing theory on conditioning in marketing by first using a novel qualitative approach to analyse conditioning procedures in real-life settings, and second, it highlights operant conditioning’s superior ability in creating lasting preferences.
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Sommer, Werner, and Stefan Schweinberger. "Operant conditioning of P300." Biological Psychology 33, no. 1 (May 1992): 37–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0301-0511(92)90004-e.

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Brembs, Björn. "Operant conditioning in invertebrates." Current Opinion in Neurobiology 13, no. 6 (December 2003): 710–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2003.10.002.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Operant conditioning"

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Kenzer, Amy L. "Dishabituation of operant responding in humans /." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2007. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3276957.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007.
"May, 2007." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 61-64). Online version available on the World Wide Web. Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2007]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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基燦, 宋., and Kichan Song. "Effects of different reinforcement schedules on neuronal operant conditioning." Thesis, https://doors.doshisha.ac.jp/opac/opac_link/bibid/BB13118640/?lang=0, 2019. https://doors.doshisha.ac.jp/opac/opac_link/bibid/BB13118640/?lang=0.

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Géczy, István. "The effects of noncontingent food on maintained operant responding and extinction /." Thesis, McGill University, 1992. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=56637.

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For experiments investigated the effect of adding noncontingent (free) food to an operant contingency during random ratio (RR) and random interval (RI) training and during extinction in rats. Free food was presented during extinction of RI responding in Experiments 1 and 2. Noncontigent food retarded response loss compared to a signaled free food group (Experiments 1 and 2) which declined less rapidly than a control group of no free food (Experiment 1). Free food was presented while the instrumental reinforcement RR and RI probabilities remained unchanged in Experiments and 3 and 4. In contrast to Experiments 1 and 2, added noncontingent food facilitated response loss compared to a signaled condition and to a control group of no added free food which responded most (Experiment 3). Removing all food caused most recovery in the free food group, less in the signaled condition and least in the control group (Experiments 1 and 3). A generalization decrement hypothesis of the free food effect was offered to explain these apparently paradoxical results.
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Stewart, Paul H. "Equine Operant Conditioning: Autoshaping, Observational Learning, and Discriminative Stimulus Intensity." DigitalCommons@USU, 1992. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/3839.

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This thesis is compromised of three studies in which basic principles of operant conditioning were applied to horses. Autoshaping was examined as a method for horse training. Observational learning was investigated to confirm that naive horses can, in fact, acquire novel behavior by observing experienced horses, and the rate of acquisition with observation is more rapid than spontaneous responding without observation. A third study examined the effect of discriminative stimulus intensity on the acquisition rate of novel behavior. All subjects learned to use an operant conditioning device. Subjects in the first study autoshaped. Observational learning was also demonstrated to be a means by which horses can learn. The rate of learning was significantly improved through observation. Intensity of the discriminative stimulus affects the acquisition of novel behavior. The subject exposed to the higher intensity stimulus acquired sustained manipulandum pressing significantly faster than other subjects. It was concluded that horses acquire behavior in much the same manner as other species.
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Delgado, Diana M. "An interpretation of operant learning in terms of substitution processes /." abstract and full text PDF (UNR users only), 2008. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3342545.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2008.
"December 2008." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-135). Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2009]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Online version available on the World Wide Web.
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Rouse, Susan L. "A Comparison of Points Versus Sounds as Reinforces in Human Operant Research." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278951/.

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Research shows that human operant behavior typically differs from non-human operant behavior on schedules of reinforcement. These differences in performance may be related to differences between the experimental preparations used to study human and non-human operant behavior. One such difference is the type of reinforcer used. This experiment analyzed the differential effects of points alone, points backed up by money, and sounds on schedule performance of human subjects. Results show that sounds generated moderate rates of responding, capable of change in either direction. When points backed up with money were the reinforcers, however, high rates of behavior were generated, disrupting the previously established baseline performance. This suggests that while points may be effective in generating high rates of behavior, they may be ineffective in producing sensitive baselines needed to study human operant behavior on schedules of reinforcement.
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Seymour, Kail H. "The Effects of Reinforcing Operant Variability on Task Acquisition." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2002. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3273/.

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Neuringer, Deiss, and Olson (2000) was replicated and extended to determine the effect of variability contingencies on task acquisition for twelve 7-9 year old children. Subjects first learned to press a computer's shift keys with increasing response variation. Each subject was then exposed to one of three experimental conditions during which they received a point for target responses. Variability condition subjects received additional points on a variable interval schedule for nontarget responses occurring less than 3% of the time. The any condition subjects received additional points on a variable interval schedule for any nontarget response. Control subjects received points only for target responses. All variability condition and two control subjects learned the target response. All any condition subjects and two control subjects did not.
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Alvey, Debi A. "A Behavioral Economic Analysis of Different Reinforcers: Sound-Clips Versus Points Exchangeable for Money." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2000. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2738/.

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Human operant studies frequently use points exchangeable for money as reinforcers. Some studies employ more immediately consumable reinforcers to emulate properties of food reinforcers. This study examined demand for points/money and for sound-clips to compare their economic characteristics. Across four participants, demand was often higher and less elastic for points/money than for sounds. During subsequent exposures at each response requirement, demand for sounds often decreased to a greater degree than demand for points/money. Thus, sound-clips seem less durable than points/money across prices and across repeated exposure to the same price. Response rates for points/money were often higher than for sounds, suggesting that reinforcers that generate higher response rates may be less elastic than reinforcers that generate lower response rates.
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Chen, Yi. "Re-educating the injured spinal cord by operant conditioning of a reflex pathway." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1147873519.

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Datta, Udita. "Characterization of Drug Reward in an Invertebrate Model System Using Operant Conditioning Paradigms." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1429213190.

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Books on the topic "Operant conditioning"

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Staveley-Taylor, Helen. Classical and operant conditioning. Princeton, N.J: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.

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Graham, Davey, and Cullen Chris, eds. Human operant conditioning and behavior modification. Chichester: Wiley, 1988.

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McSweeney, Frances K., and Eric S. Murphy, eds. The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Operant and Classical Conditioning. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118468135.

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A, Lattal Kennon, and Perone Michael, eds. Handbook of research methods in human operant behavior. New York: Plenum Press, 1998.

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Stockhorst, Ursula. Effekte von Wartezeitreduktion und Wartezeitanstieg auf operantes Wahlverhalten. Regensburg: S. Roderer Verlag, 1992.

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Smith, Terry L. Behavior and its causes: Philosophical foundations of operant psychology. Dordrecht [The Netherlands]: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.

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Macartney, Lorna Rosemary. The control of peripheral digital temperature through biofeedback and the techniques of operant conditioning. [s.l: The Author], 1990.

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Tom, Alloway, ed. Sniffy: The virtual rat, Pro version. Belmont, Calif: Wadsworth, 2000.

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John, Lutz. Introduction to learning & memory. Pacific Grove, Calif: Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., 1994.

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Lutz, John. Introduction to learning & memory. Pacific Grove,Calif: Brooks-Cole, 1994.

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Book chapters on the topic "Operant conditioning"

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Mizuno, Tooru M., Ashwini Padhi, Naomi Fineberg, Naomi A. Fineberg, Ashwini Padhi, Michael H. Bloch, James F. Leckman, et al. "Operant Conditioning." In Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology, 929. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68706-1_868.

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Takada, Misato. "Operant Conditioning." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1558–61. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39903-0_418.

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Jensen, Chad D., Amy F. Sato, Elissa Jelalian, Elizabeth R. Pulgaron, Alan M. Delamater, Chad D. Jensen, Amy F. Sato, et al. "Operant Conditioning." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1381–83. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_418.

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Kyonka, Elizabeth G. E. "Operant Conditioning." In Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development, 1038–40. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_2021.

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Takada, Misato. "Operant Conditioning." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1–3. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_418-2.

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Macari, Suzanne, Ruth Eren, Louise Spear-Swerling, John T. Danial, Lawrence David Scahill, Fred R. Volkmar, Kevin A. Pelphrey, et al. "Operant Conditioning." In Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2087–88. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_127.

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Papageorgi, Ioulia. "Operant Conditioning." In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, 1–9. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1047-1.

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Quickel, Emalee J. W. "Operant Conditioning." In Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, 3340–42. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_987.

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Quickel, Emalee J. W. "Operant Conditioning." In Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, 1–3. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_987-1.

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Sanabria, Federico. "Operant Conditioning." In Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, 1–20. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_777-1.

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Conference papers on the topic "Operant conditioning"

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Rosen, B. E., J. M. Goodwin, and J. J. Vidal. "Machine operant conditioning." In Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iembs.1988.95349.

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Jing, Huang, Ruan Xiaogang, Xiao Yao, Zhang Xiaoping, and Liu Xiaoyang. "Operant conditioning model in autonomous navigation." In 2015 IEEE Advanced Information Technology, Electronic and Automation Control Conference (IAEAC). IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iaeac.2015.7428710.

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Ruan, Xiaogang, Xiaoyi Li, and Yao Xiao. "Trajectory Tracking Control Based on Skinner's Operant Conditioning." In 2015 7th International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics (IHMSC). IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ihmsc.2015.119.

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Huang, Jing, Xiaogang Ruan, Lei Li, Ruoyan Wei, Qingwu Fan, and Xuan Wu. "Operant conditioning learning model based on BP network." In 2014 33rd Chinese Control Conference (CCC). IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/chicc.2014.6896407.

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Ivanova, G., D. Perez, and R. Both. "Threshold Adaptation for Mean Value Based Operant Conditioning." In 2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference. IEEE, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iembs.2005.1617263.

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Zhai, Yu, Yi Yue, Rui Duan, Bairen Chen, Junwei Sun, and Yanfeng Wang. "Memristive Circuit Design of Operant Conditioning with Bridging." In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Memristive Computing and Applications (ICMCA). IEEE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icmca59770.2023.10481274.

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Hong-ge, Ren, and Ruan Xiao-gang. "Self-Learning of Robot Based on Skinner's Operant Conditioning." In 2009 International Conference on Information Technology and Computer Science (ITCS 2009). IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/itcs.2009.253.

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Park, Deokgun, and Md Ashaduzzaman Rubel Mondol. "Virtual Skinner Box for the Test of Operant Conditioning." In 2022 13th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ictc55196.2022.9952380.

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Rua, Xiaogang, and Lizhen Dai. "Skinner-rat experiment based on autonomous operant conditioning automata." In 2010 Sixth International Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icnc.2010.5584702.

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Zhang, Xiaoping, Xiaogang Ruan, Yao Xiao, and Jing Huang. "A self-learning sensorimotor model based on operant conditioning theory." In 2015 IEEE Advanced Information Technology, Electronic and Automation Control Conference (IAEAC). IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iaeac.2015.7428618.

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Reports on the topic "Operant conditioning"

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Carew, Thomas J. A Circuit Analysis and Computational Model of Operant Conditioning in Aplysia. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, July 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada253184.

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Carew, Thomas J. A Circuit Analysis and Computational Model of Operant Conditioning in Aplysia. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, June 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada224381.

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Corscadden, Louise, and Arpaporn Sutipatanasomboon. What Is Operant Behavior And How To Study It. Maze Engineers, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.55157/me2022127.

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Operant behavior describes a type of voluntary goal-directed actions in animals based on the repercussions of previous occurrences. It develops when animals learn to specifically respond to recurring situations based on the outcome of their past experience. American psychologist B.F. Skinner was the first to use operant to describe the behaviors he observed in his landmark experiments in laboratory animals. Operant behavior and conditioning refine the nuance between conscious and unconscious behavioral responses, which influence psychology, and applied behavior analysis, and improve our understanding of addiction, substance dependence, child development, and decision-making.
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Johra, Hicham. Performance overview of caloric heat pumps: magnetocaloric, elastocaloric, electrocaloric and barocaloric systems. Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University, January 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54337/aau467469997.

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Heat pumps are an excellent solution to supply heating and cooling for indoor space conditioning and domestic hot water production. Conventional heat pumps are typically electrically driven and operate with a vapour-compression thermodynamic cycle of refrigerant fluid to transfer heat from a cold source to a warmer sink. This mature technology is cost-effective and achieves appreciable coefficients of performance (COP). The heat pump market demand is driven up by the urge to improve the energy efficiency of building heating systems coupled with the increase of global cooling needs for air-conditioning. Unfortunately, the refrigerants used in current conventional heat pumps can have a large greenhouse or ozone-depletion effect. Alternative gaseous refrigerants have been identified but they present some issues regarding toxicity, flammability, explosivity, low energy efficiency or high cost. However, several non-vapour-compression heat pump technologies have been invented and could be promising alternatives to conventional systems, with potential for higher COP and without the aforementioned refrigerant drawbacks. Among those, the systems based on the so-called “caloric effects” of solid-state refrigerants are gaining large attention. These caloric effects are characterized by a phase transition varying entropy in the material, resulting in a large adiabatic temperature change. This phase transition is induced by a variation of a specific external field applied to the solid refrigerant. Therefore, the magnetocaloric, elastocaloric, electrocaloric and barocaloric effects are adiabatic temperature changes in specific materials when varying the magnetic field, uniaxial mechanical stress, electrical field or hydrostatic pressure, respectively. Heat pump cycle can be built from these caloric effects and several heating/cooling prototypes were developed and tested over the last few decades. Although not a mature technology yet, some of these caloric systems are well suited to become new efficient and sustainable solutions for indoor space conditioning and domestic hot water production. This technical report (and the paper to which this report is supplementary materials) aims to raise awareness in the building community about these innovative caloric systems. It sheds some light on the recent progress in that field and compares the performance of caloric systems with that of conventional vapour-compression heat pumps for building applications.
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