pavlovian conditioning

  • 1Pavlovian conditioning — conditioning (def. 2). [1930 35] * * * also called  Classical Conditioning,         a type of conditioned learning which occurs because of the subject s instinctive responses, as opposed to operant conditioning, which is contingent on the willful …

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  • 2Pavlovian conditioning — conditioning (def. 2). [1930 35] …

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  • 3Pavlovian conditioning — The Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848 1936) conditioned dogs to respond in what proved to be a predictable manner, for example, by first ringing a bell before feeding them and then simply ringing the bell upon which stimulus they… …

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  • 4Pavlovian conditioning — See conditioning …

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  • 5Pavlovian conditioning — Pavlov′ian condi′tioning n. psi anb conditioning 2) • Etymology: 1930–35 …

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  • 6conditioning — /keuhn dish euh ning/, n. Psychol. 1. Also called operant conditioning, instrumental conditioning. a process of changing behavior by rewarding or punishing a subject each time an action is performed until the subject associates the action with… …

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  • 7Pavlovian — Pav·lov·ian pav lȯ vē ən, lō ; lȯ fē adj of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or to his work and theories <Pavlovian conditioning> Pav·lov päv .lȯf, pav , .lȯv Ivan Petrovich (1849 1936) Russian physiologist. Pavlov is most famous for… …

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  • 8Pavlovian — adjective Date: 1926 1. of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or to his work and theories < Pavlovian conditioning > 2. being or expressing a conditioned or predictable reaction ; automatic < the candidates gave Pavlovian answers > …

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  • 9conditioning — According to behaviourism in psychology, conditioning is the way in which new connections between stimulus and response are learned, and therefore forms the basic pattern of learning. It comes in two forms. In classical or Pavlovian conditioning&#8230; …

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  • 10conditioning — Synonyms and related words: Pavlovian conditioning, absorption and regurgitation, acclimation, acclimatization, accommodation, accustoming, adaptation, adaption, addictive, adjustment, apprenticeship, automatic writing, automatism, basic training …

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