English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
conditioned stimulus — noun the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑stimulation, ↑stimulus, ↑stimulant, ↑input … Useful english dictionary
conditioned stimulus — a stimulus that acquires the capacity to evoke a particular response by repeated pairing with another stimulus that is naturally capable of eliciting the response (unconditioned s.) … Medical dictionary
conditioned stimulus — /kənˌdɪʃənd ˈstɪmjuləs/ (say kuhn.dishuhnd stimyoohluhs) noun a stimulus originally ineffective in eliciting a specified response but made effective through having been presented paired with an effective stimulus; a buzzer sounding whenever food… …
Stimulus control — is the phenomenon of a stimulus increasing the probability of a behavior (operant response) because of a history of that behavior being differentially reinforced in the presence of the stimulus. In other words, stimulus control is basically… … Wikipedia
conditioned response — /kənˌdɪʃənd rəˈspɒns/ (say kuhn.dishuhnd ruh spons) noun Psychology an acquired response elicited by a stimulus, object or situation (conditioned stimulus) other than the stimulus to which it is the natural or normal response (unconditioned… …
stimulus generalization — exhibition of a conditioned response to stimuli similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus … Medical dictionary
conditioned response — a response evoked by a conditioned stimulus; one occurring to a stimulus that was incapable of evoking it before conditioning … Medical dictionary
Conditioned place preference — (also known as environmental place conditioning) is a technique commonly used in animal studies to evaluate preferences for environmental stimuli that have been associated with a positive or negative reward. The technique is often used to… … Wikipedia
Conditioned satiety — is one of the three known food specific forms of suppression of appetite for food by effects of eating, along with alimentary alliesthesia and sensory specific satiety. Conditioned satiety was first evidenced in 1955[1] in rats by the late French … Wikipedia
conditioned reflex — n. a reflex in which the response (e.g., secretion of saliva in a dog) is occasioned by a secondary stimulus (e.g., the ringing of a bell) repeatedly associated with the primary stimulus (e.g., the sight of meat): also conditioned response * * * … Universalium
