aversive conditioning
1aversive conditioning — noun conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus • Hypernyms: ↑conditioning * * * Psychol., Psychiatry. a type of behavior conditioning in which noxious stimuli are associated with undesirable or unwanted behavior that is to be modified or… …
2aversive conditioning — Psychol., Psychiatry. a type of behavior conditioning in which noxious stimuli are associated with undesirable or unwanted behavior that is to be modified or abolished, as the use of nausea inducing drugs in the treatment of alcoholism. Also… …
3aversive conditioning — aver′sive condi′tioning n. psl conditioning by linking an unpleasant or noxious stimulus with the performance of undesirable behavior …
4aversive conditioning — learning in which punishment or other unpleasant stimulation is used to associate negative feelings with an undesirable response and so reduce the frequency of that response …
5aversive — adj. 1. of or pertaining to aversion. [WordNet 1.5] 2. exhibiting avoidance or causing avoidance. aversive conditioning aversive behavior [WordNet 1.5] …
6aversive — aversively, adv. aversiveness, n. /euh verr siv, ziv/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to aversion. 2. of or pertaining to aversive conditioning. n. 3. a reprimand, punishment, or agent, used in aversive conditioning: Antabuse is a commonly used… …
7aversive — a•ver•sive [[t]əˈvɜr sɪv, zɪv[/t]] adj. 1) psl of or pertaining to aversion 2) psl of or pertaining to aversive conditioning 3) psl a reprimand, punishment, or agent used in aversive conditioning • Etymology: 1590–1600 a•ver′sive•ly, adv.… …
8conditioning — noun a learning process in which an organism s behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑condition • Hypernyms: ↑learning, ↑acquisition • Hyponyms: ↑extinction, ↑ …
9aversive — aver·sive ə vər siv, ziv adj tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus <behavior modification by aversive conditioning> aver·sive·ly adv aver·sive·ness n * * * aver·sive (ə vurґsiv) characterized by or… …
10aversive — adjective tending to repel or dissuade aversive conditioning • Pertains to noun: ↑aversion …
