Pavlovian

Pavlovian
Of or relating to the theories of the Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, especially those related to behavioral conditioning.

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  • pavlovian — pavlovián adj. m. (sil. vlo vi an), pl. pavloviéni (sil. vlo vi eni); f. sg. pavloviánă, pl. pavloviéne Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  PAVLOVIÁN, Ă adj. Pavlovist. [pron …   Dicționar Român

  • Pavlovian — (adj.) 1931, from the theories, experiments, and methods of Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849 1936), especially in connection with the salivary reflexes of dogs to mental stimulus of the sound of a bell (attested from 1911, in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Pavlovian — adjective Date: 1926 1. of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or to his work and theories < Pavlovian conditioning > 2. being or expressing a conditioned or predictable reaction ; automatic < the candidates gave Pavlovian answers > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Pavlovian — Pav·lov·ian pav lȯ vē ən, lō ; lȯ fē adj of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or to his work and theories <Pavlovian conditioning> Pav·lov päv .lȯf, pav , .lȯv Ivan Petrovich (1849 1936) Russian physiologist. Pavlov is most famous for… …   Medical dictionary

  • Pavlovian — /pævˈloʊviən/ (say pav lohveeuhn) adjective Psychology of or related to classical conditioning: a Pavlovian response. {Pavlov + ian} …  

  • Pavlovian — /pav loh vee euhn, law , lov ee /, adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Pavlov or his work, esp. of experiments in which he elicited predictable responses from laboratory animals. [1925 30; PAVLOV + IAN] * * * …   Universalium

  • Pavlovian — adj. pertaining to Pavlov (Russian physiologist and Nobel Prize winner) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Pavlovian — [pav ləʊvɪən] adjective relating to or denoting classical conditioning as described by the Russian physiologist Ivan P. Pavlov (1849–1936) …   English new terms dictionary

  • pavlovian — pav·lov·i·an …   English syllables

  • Pavlovian — UK [pævˈləʊvɪən] / US [pævˈloʊvɪən] adjective used for describing reactions that people have automatically …   English dictionary

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