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unconditioned

unconditioned

1 7.5
A natural response present at birth
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : incondicionado
  • We will call that an unconditioned stimulus.
  • unconditioned stimulus
  • unconditioned control group

Examples

  • The baby's unconditioned reflex to cry when hungry shows an innate response to a natural need.

  • We confuse the seen with the seer, the conditioned self with the unconditioned self.

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  • You can call it the unconditioned consciousness.

  • We can call it presence, you can call it the unconditioned consciousness.

  • So the food in this case is what psychologists call an unconditioned stimulus.

  • In classical conditioning, the food is often seen as an unconditioned stimulus that naturally elicits a response.

  • The dog's reaction to the bell was unconditioned, as it had not been trained to respond to such sounds.

Synonyms

innate
vsunconditioned
52 5.2

A quality present from birth that is not learned

applies to natural reflexes rather than general birth traits
unlearned
vsunconditioned
7.2

A natural response or behavior present from birth without being taught

is specific to reflexes and their lack of conditioning

Antonyms

conditioned
  • Specialized
4.3

Learned to react in a certain way through repeated experience or training

Compounds

unconditioned reflex
  • Specialized
6.5

An automatic body response to a signal without learning

How Conditioned

conditioned
  • Specialized
4.3
acquired
  • Specialized
4.1
learned
  • Specialized
4.4
innate
52 5.2
unconditioned
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Surface Forms

unconditioned positive

Morphology

unconditioned = conditioned (transparent) = un + condition + ed

Adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'conditioned' yields the straightforward meaning 'not conditioned'; the morphological and semantic relation is direct.

Etymology

Unconditioned is made of un- 'not' and conditioned from condition, which can mean 'to train or teach'. So an unconditioned response is one that is 'not trained' and comes naturally, like a baby's blink.