[re.spon.dent] n [L respondent-, respondens, prp. of respondere] (1528) 1: one who responds: as a: one who maintains a thesis in reply b (1): one who answers in various legal proceedings (as in equity cases) (2): the prevailing party in the lower court c: a person who responds to a poll
2: a reflex that occurs in response to a specific external stimulus--compare operant
[2]respondent adj (1726) 1: making response: responsive; esp: being a respondent at law
2: relating to or being behavior or responses to a stimulus that are followed by a reward "~ conditioning"--compare operant 3