Pavlovian
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or his experiments
Word Origin
- 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 in response to mental stimulus of the sound of a bell (attested from 1911, in Pavloff [sic] method).
Example
- 1. Pavlovian processes in consumer choice : the physical presence of a good increases willingness-to-pay .
- 2. There could be a pavlovian response to movies wherein women are inclined to fall asleep .
- 3. Such measures train the pavlovian dog not to learn new ways when that is precisely what it needs to do .
- 4. These responses can be tested by classic pavlovian experiments that bring about a conditioned response .
- 5. However some colleagues are developing a pavlovian reaction to everything I say or do and are opposing it on principle .