conditioned

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That would whack stocks, as nonprofessional investors have reliably bought every dip because they have been conditioned to believe stocks always rise.

From Barron's

Many Americans are wary not because they doubt U.S. military capability, but because recent history has conditioned them to ask basic questions: What is the objective?

From The Wall Street Journal

The rise of Chinese e-commerce juggernauts Shein and Temu conditioned shoppers to wait longer for their packages—and revealed to American businesses that their customers weren’t always looking for speedy delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal

Traders have been conditioned to buy the dip on scary headlines.

From The Wall Street Journal

For years, investors have been conditioned to immediately buy any dip driven by geopolitics.

From MarketWatch