conditioned reflex
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- noun
- /kənˈdɪʃənd ˈrɪflɛks/
- Specialized
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reflejo condicionado
- Granted, it may just have been a conditioned reflex: possibly, he had already had time to scrutinize me and now dismissed me as harmless.
So one has to say the old conditioned reflex of stimulus versus stimulus producing a response isn't good enough.
- So one has to say the old conditioned reflex of stimulus versus stimulus producing a response isn't good enough.
Examples
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Once a conditioned reflex is established, in order to maintain it, it becomes necessary from time to time to "reinforce" the conditioned stimulus with the unconditioned or absolute stimulus.
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By conditioned reflex, the students cease playing at the sound of the bell, and all quickly rise to pack up and leave the band room before the next bell.
Academic text (2010) -
Father took one glance at the lilies, and a single eyebrow shot up in a conditioned reflex.
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Thus, from the physiological point of view, the mechanism of the conditioned reflex plays a great and essential part in the growth and nature of understanding, and consequently in all "drive" or intentional behavior.
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In his experiments with dogs, Pavlov demonstrated the formation of chains of conditioned reflexes—that is to say, the establishment of a series of reflexes built up one by one, each established upon the others already formed.
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When the bell rings, the students respond with a conditioned reflex by quickly gathering their things and leaving the classroom.
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Pavlov demonstrated how a dog could develop a conditioned reflex to salivate at the sound of a bell after it was paired with food several times.
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His sudden flinch at the loud noise was a conditioned reflex developed from years of being startled by similar sounds.
Synonyms
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4.8
A learned reaction to a signal, like a bell, that happens after the signal is often shown with something else
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A reaction a person develops from practice or experience, not one they are born with
A learned response that happens when a signal like a bell is paired with food many times
An automatic learned reaction to a signal after repeated practice, for example a dog drooling at a bell
A learned automatic response to a signal, for example salivating at a bell
A learned reaction to a sound or signal after it happens many times
A learned response that happens when a certain sound or signal appears, for example a dog drooling at a bell
A way of acting you get from practice or experience
Antonyms
How Automatic
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term 'conditioned reflex' is directly composed from 'conditioned' (established or learned through association) and 'reflex' (an automatic response), so its meaning — an automatic response acquired by conditioning — follows straightforwardly from the parts. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g., Spanish 'reflejo condicionado'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Conditioned reflex comes from famous experiments by the scientist Ivan Pavlov, who rang a bell every time he fed dogs so they began to drool at the sound of the bell. The word conditioned means 'made by training' and reflex is an automatic reaction, so the phrase means 'a learned response' to a new signal.