conditioning

[ kuhn-dish-uh-ning ]

/ kənˈdɪʃ ə nɪŋ /

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noun Psychology.

Also called operant conditioning, instrumental conditioning. a process of changing behavior by rewarding or punishing a subject each time an action is performed until the subject associates the action with pleasure or distress.

Also called classical conditioning, Pavlovian conditioning, respondent conditioning. a process in which a stimulus that was previously neutral, as the sound of a bell, comes to evoke a particular response, as salivation, by being repeatedly paired with another stimulus that normally evokes the response, as the taste of food.

Origin of conditioning

First recorded in 1915–20; condition + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM conditioning

self-con·di·tion·ing, adjective

Words nearby conditioning

conditioned, conditioned response, conditioned stimulus, conditioned suppression, conditioner, conditioning, condo, condole, condolence, condolent, con dolore

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Example sentences from the Web for conditioning

I had to throw out all of my American conditioning toward the workplace.
The Airbnb of Home-Cooked Meals|Itay Hod|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Conditioning the Fed to react less to periodic market tantrums will take a strong will.
Janet Yellen Succeeds in the Senate Without Really Trying|Daniel Gross|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After eight seasons of conditioning, the precision-timed “shocks” have lost a great deal of potency.
‘Dexter’ Season 8: The Serial-Killer Drama Still Has a Few Twists Left|Jason Lynch|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Rational beings assume Netanyahu will win: all the pollsters have been conditioning this response for months.
What Went Wrong For Netanyahu|Bernard Avishai|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2010, 24 (9), 2274-2279.
15 Shocking Exercise Facts|Anneli Rufus|August 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Here again we have an illustration of might conditioning right.
The American Indian as Slaveholder and Seccessionist|Annie Heloise Abel
It has to do with conditioning the human being for the exigencies of life in peace or in war.
College Teaching|Paul Klapper
He wanted to watch the weapons-check and the conditioning; he found Thornberry waiting for him.
Take the Reason Prisoner|John Joseph McGuire
I simply underwent a course of training in vaudeville, conditioning myself for a fight to a finish.
Nat Goodwin's Book|Nat C. Goodwin
His conditioning was broken now he was convinced that Copper was a member of the human race.
The Lani People|J. F. Bone

British Dictionary definitions for conditioning

conditioning

/ (kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ) /

noun

psychol the learning process by which the behaviour of an organism becomes dependent on an event occurring in its environmentSee also classical conditioning, instrumental learning

adjective

(of a shampoo, cosmetic, etc) intended to improve the condition of somethinga conditioning rinse

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Medical definitions for conditioning

conditioning

[ kən-dĭsh′ə-nĭng ]

n.

A process of behavior modification by which a subject comes to associate a desired behavior with a previously unrelated stimulus.

Scientific definitions for conditioning

conditioning

[ kən-dĭsh′ə-nĭng ]

See classical conditioning.

单词	conditioning
释义	conditioning [ kuhn-dish-uh-ning ] / kənˈdɪʃ ə nɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR conditioning ON THESAURUS.COM noun Psychology. Also called operant conditioning, instrumental conditioning. a process of changing behavior by rewarding or punishing a subject each time an action is performed until the subject associates the action with pleasure or distress. Also called classical conditioning, Pavlovian conditioning, respondent conditioning. a process in which a stimulus that was previously neutral, as the sound of a bell, comes to evoke a particular response, as salivation, by being repeatedly paired with another stimulus that normally evokes the response, as the taste of food. Origin of conditioning First recorded in 1915–20; condition + -ing¹ OTHER WORDS FROM conditioning self-con·di·tion·ing, adjective Words nearby conditioning conditioned, conditioned response, conditioned stimulus, conditioned suppression, conditioner, conditioning, condo, condole, condolence, condolent, con dolore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conditioning I had to throw out all of my American conditioning toward the workplace. The Airbnb of Home-Cooked Meals\|Itay Hod\|November 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Conditioning the Fed to react less to periodic market tantrums will take a strong will. Janet Yellen Succeeds in the Senate Without Really Trying\|Daniel Gross\|November 14, 2013\|DAILY BEAST After eight seasons of conditioning, the precision-timed “shocks” have lost a great deal of potency. ‘Dexter’ Season 8: The Serial-Killer Drama Still Has a Few Twists Left\|Jason Lynch\|June 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Rational beings assume Netanyahu will win: all the pollsters have been conditioning this response for months. What Went Wrong For Netanyahu\|Bernard Avishai\|January 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2010, 24 (9), 2274-2279. 15 Shocking Exercise Facts\|Anneli Rufus\|August 20, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Here again we have an illustration of might conditioning right. The American Indian as Slaveholder and Seccessionist\|Annie Heloise Abel It has to do with conditioning the human being for the exigencies of life in peace or in war. College Teaching\|Paul Klapper He wanted to watch the weapons-check and the conditioning; he found Thornberry waiting for him. Take the Reason Prisoner\|John Joseph McGuire I simply underwent a course of training in vaudeville, conditioning myself for a fight to a finish. Nat Goodwin's Book\|Nat C. Goodwin His conditioning was broken now he was convinced that Copper was a member of the human race. The Lani People\|J. F. Bone British Dictionary definitions for conditioning conditioning / (kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ) / noun psychol the learning process by which the behaviour of an organism becomes dependent on an event occurring in its environmentSee also classical conditioning, instrumental learning adjective (of a shampoo, cosmetic, etc) intended to improve the condition of somethinga conditioning rinse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to conditioning brainwash, accustom, educate, inure, train, practice, modify, habituate, program, ready, equip, sharpen, build up, work out, loosen up, make ready, shape up, tone up, warm up, work over Medical definitions for conditioning conditioning [ kən-dĭsh′ə-nĭng ] n. A process of behavior modification by which a subject comes to associate a desired behavior with a previously unrelated stimulus. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for conditioning conditioning [ kən-dĭsh′ə-nĭng ] See classical conditioning. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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conditioning

noun Psychology.

Origin of conditioning

OTHER WORDS FROM conditioning

Words nearby conditioning

Example sentences from the Web for conditioning

British Dictionary definitions for conditioning

noun

adjective

Words related to conditioning

Medical definitions for conditioning

n.

Scientific definitions for conditioning