operandum
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]operandum (plural operanda)
- A lever, key or device installed in a operant chamber, upon which the "subject" exerts its responses. Sometimes referred to as a manipulandum. In the prototypical operant conditioning experiment, a rat (the subject) presses upon a lever (the operandum) which triggers the delivery of food (the reward or reinforcer).
Related terms
[edit]Latin
[edit]Participle
[edit]operandum
- inflection of operandus: