Psychology
conditioning
noun
Definition
The process of training or adapting behaviour through repeated exposure to stimuli or responses.
In a sentence
“Pavlov's experiments demonstrated the principles of classical conditioning in animals.”
Synonyms
trainingreinforcementhabituation
Common collocations
- classical conditioning
- operant conditioning
- social conditioning
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noun
The mental processes of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and experience.
perception
noun
The way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted by the mind or senses.
motivation
noun
The reason or reasons one has for acting in a particular way; the drive to act.
behaviour
noun
The way in which a person or animal acts in response to a particular situation.