operant behavior

behavior that produces an effect on the environment and whose likelihood of recurrence is influenced by consequences (see operant). Operant behavior is nearly synonymous with voluntary behavior.

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Psychology term of the day

November 15th 2024

anterior choroidal artery

a relatively narrow artery that is a posterior branch of the middle cerebral artery. It passes across the optic tract toward the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle and into the choroid plexus, hippocampus, thalamus, amygdala, and related deep structures.