Associations to the word «Aversive»
Noun
- Stimulus
- Conditioning
- Avoidance
- Aversion
- Racism
- Stimulation
- Reinforcement
- Arousal
- Pairing
- Behavior
- Dopamine
- Therapy
- Punishment
- Odor
- Discomfort
- Contingency
- Cessation
- Shock
- Antecedent
- Therapist
- Nausea
- Placebo
- Alcoholism
- Cue
- Paradigm
- Biological
- Cortex
- Autism
- Response
- Procedure
- Catechism
- Glossary
- Reflex
- Aggression
- Doping
- Coping
- Bias
- Anxiety
- Extinction
- Homo
- Consequence
- Pup
- Imagery
- Disability
- Inhibition
- Occurrence
- Learning
- Smoking
- Sensation
- Blindness
- Removal
- Termination
- Prejudice
- Genetic
- Outcome
- Homosexuality
- Cognition
- Modification
- Pain
- Decrease
- Likelihood
- Activation
- Deficit
- Neuron
Adjective
Wiktionary
AVERSIVE, adjective. Tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc),
AVERSIVE, noun. (grammar) (uncountable) A grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case.
AVERSIVE, noun. (psychology) (countable) An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour.
Dictionary definition
AVERSIVE, adjective. Tending to repel or dissuade; "aversive conditioning".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.