Pavlovian
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- adjective
- /ˌpævˈloʊviən/
- Specialized
- Early learning theorists held that all Pavlovian associations could be learned and unlearned with equal ease (Breland & Breland, 1961; Seligman, 1970).
- Pavlovian conditioning
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Watch on YouTubeThe ridiculous flip side is the Pavlovian response to saying no is that people feel protected.
- The ridiculous flip side is the Pavlovian response to saying no is that people feel protected.
- And as sort of a Pavlovian response, you can associate earplugs with going into test mode.
- So use you begin on a unconscious basis, Pavlovian conditioning it's called.
- Because obviously now most people are in a, a very, like you said, Pavlovian response cycle where it's not going to have by accident for them to stop.
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Clients should take more notice of this Pavlovian response from the agency on behalf of their brands.
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Couple it with the Pavlovian bell that lets you know something new is waiting, and you're hooked.
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You even point out the Pavlovian training they received to be that way.
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Unfortunately, every time nuclear is mentioned, it brings out a sort of Pavlovian reaction in certain people.
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The ridiculous flip side is the Pavlovian response to saying no is that people feel protected.
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The researchers hypothesize that there is a physical Pavlovian response going on.
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And as sort of a Pavlovian response, you can associate earplugs with going into test mode.
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My response was Pavlovian, a startled reflex.
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Pavlovian conditioning and truly random control sessions were conducted identically to Experiment 1.
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Many people have a Pavlovian reaction of hunger when they hear a bell ringing at dinner time.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Pavlovian = Pavlov + ian (transparent) = Pavlov + ian
The suffix '-ian' is used to denote relation to Pavlov, making the word 'Pavlovian' transparently related to Pavlov's work.
Etymology
The word Pavlovian comes from the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov, who showed that dogs could learn to respond to a bell by salivating. So Pavlovian describes a learned 'reflex' or automatic 'habit'.