classical conditioning
1classical conditioning — n conditioning in which the conditioned stimulus (as the sound of a bell) is paired with and precedes the unconditioned stimulus (as the sight of food) until the conditioned stimulus alone is sufficient to elicit the response (as salivation in a… …
2Classical conditioning — This dog was fitted with a cannula to measure the amount of salivation when presented with a certain stimulus, Pavlov Museum, 2005 Classical conditioning (also Pavlovian or respondent conditioning, Pavlovian reinforcement) is a form of… …
3classical conditioning — conditioning (def. 2). [1945 50] * * * …
4classical conditioning — noun Date: 1949 conditioning in which the conditioned stimulus (as the sound of a bell) is paired with and precedes the unconditioned stimulus (as the sight of food) until the conditioned stimulus alone is sufficient to elicit the response (as… …
5classical conditioning — noun conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the reflex •… …
6classical conditioning — noun The use of a neutral stimulus, originally paired with one that invokes a response, to generate a conditioned response See Also: operant conditioning …
7classical conditioning — See conditioning …
8classical conditioning — clas′sical condi′tioning n. psi psl conditioning 2) • Etymology: 1945–50 …
9classical conditioning — /ˌklæsɪkəl kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/ (say .klasikuhl kuhn dishuhning) noun Psychology a procedure by which stimuli are paired so that an organism is trained to respond to the second stimulus alone in the way it originally responded to the first stimulus. Also …
10classical conditioning — teaching method based on the repeated pairing of separate stimuli in order to create an automatic response …
