Associations to the word «Pavlovian»

Wiktionary

PAVLOVIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the theories of the Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, especially those related to behavioral conditioning.
PAVLOVIAN, adjective. Alternative form of Pavlovian
PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING, noun. (psychology) classical conditioning

Dictionary definition

PAVLOVIAN, adjective. Of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or his experiments; "Pavlovian conditioning".

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