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operant behavior
operant behavior Operant behavior is behavior measured in an operant task, such as bar pressing while an animal self-administers a natural or drug reward.
Operant behavior is behavior measured in an operant task, such as bar pressing while an animal self-administers a natural or drug reward. In this context, features of that responding, including how long a bar press lasts, can be used to detect psychological reactions to frustrating changes in reward conditions.