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Meaning of classical conditioning | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A learning process in which a previously neutral stimulus (such as a bell) is paired with a potent stimulus (such as food in the case of a dog), so that the neutral stimulus comes to elicit a conditioned response (salivation) similar to the one elicited by the potent stimulus.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch klassische Konditionierung
Español condicionamiento clásico
Français conditionnement classique conditionnement pavlovien
Русский условный рефлекс

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

classical dressage Classical Egyptian Classical English classical era classical field theory Classical Greek

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