Etymology

pavlovian

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Today it means: Of or relating to the theories of the Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, especially those related to behavioral conditioning. Full definition →

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Named after Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov.

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