conditioned reaction

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conditioned reaction

The dog salivates when it hears the bell, a conditioned reaction.

Definition

Noun: - An acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus: A learned behavioral or physiological reaction that occurs predictably when a specific, previously neutral stimulus is presented, due to a history of association with another significant stimulus.

Usage

This term is primarily used in the field of psychology, specifically in behavioral studies and learning theory. It describes a response that has been learned through conditioning, as opposed to an innate or unconditioned reflex.

Examples
  • In Pavlov's famous experiment, a dog salivating at the sound of a bell is a classic example of a conditioned reaction.
  • The patient's anxiety in the dentist's office, triggered by the sound of the drill, had become a conditioned reaction.
  • The researcher measured the conditioned reaction of the mouse to the light signal.
Advanced Usage
  • Conditioned Emotional Response (CER): A specific type of conditioned reaction involving an emotional response, such as fear or pleasure, to a previously neutral stimulus.
  • Higher-Order Conditioning: A process where a new conditioned reaction is established based on a previously learned conditioned stimulus, rather than an unconditioned one.
Variants and Related Words
  • Conditioned Response (CR): The most common synonym and variant; the two terms are often used interchangeably.
  • Conditioned Reflex: A more specific term often used when the learned response is an automatic, involuntary physiological reaction.
  • Unconditioned Reaction/Response: The innate, unlearned reaction that naturally occurs to an unconditioned stimulus (e.g., salivating to food).
Synonyms
  • Conditioned Response (CR)
  • Learned Response
  • Acquired Reflex
Antonyms
  • Unconditioned Response (UR)
  • Unlearned Response
  • Innate Reflex
Related Phrases and Concepts
  • Classical Conditioning: The learning process through which a conditioned reaction is formed.
  • Conditioned Stimulus (CS): The originally neutral stimulus that, after association, triggers the conditioned reaction.
  • Stimulus-Response Association: The core connection formed during conditioning that underlies the conditioned reaction.
conditioned reaction

The dog salivates when it hears the bell, a conditioned reaction.

Noun
  1. an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus

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