Meanings
- uncountablehuman sciencesA learning process in which a previously neutral stimulus (such as a bell) is paired with a potent stimulus (such as food in the case of a dog), so that the neutral stimulus comes to elicit a conditioned response (salivation) similar to the one elicited by the potent stimulus.
Synonyms: Pavlovian conditioning
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA learning process in which a previously neutral stimulus (such as a bell) is paired with a potent stimulus (such as food in the case of a dog), so that the neutral stimulus comes to elicit a conditioned response (salivation) similar to the one elicited by the potent stimulus.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 经典条件反射, 巴甫洛夫条件反射
- 经典条件反射 (jīngdiǎn tiáojiàn fǎnshè)learning process
- 巴甫洛夫条件反射 (Bāfǔluòfū tiáojiàn fǎnshè)learning process
- 古典制約 /古典制约 (gǔdiǎn zhìyuē)learning process
Finnish klassinen ehdollistuminen
- klassinen ehdollistuminenlearning process
French conditionnement classique, conditionnement pavlovien
- conditionnement classiquelearning process
- conditionnement pavlovienlearning process
German klassische Konditionierung
- klassische Konditionierunglearning process
Russian условный рефлекс
- условный рефлекс (uslovnyj refleks)learning process
Spanish condicionamiento clásico
- condicionamiento clásicolearning process
Turkish klasik koşullanma
- klasik koşullanmalearning process
Cite this entry
classical conditioning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classical%20conditioning
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