operant conditioning(n = noun.cognition) - conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response;
is a kind of conditioning
has particulars: instrumental conditioning

   A process for causing animals to behave in a specific manner by rewarding or punishing the animal each time it performs a certain act; after a time, the animal comes to associate the reward or punishment with the act, and will increase or decrease the frequency of performing that act. [PJC]

air conditioning, aversive conditioning, classical conditioning, conditioning, counter conditioning, instrumental conditioning, operant