conditioned reflex
Example Sentences
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The character references from Marines were glowing, and he was ready to argue that the fight in the kitchen was a conditioned reflex for a troubled man with Siatta’s combat record.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2016
Your conditioned reflex is that when you see someone of the same sex, you feel love.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2015
Pavlov is perhaps best known for introducing the idea of the conditioned reflex, although Todes notes that he never used that term.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 17, 2014
This enhanced secretion is a conditioned reflex, meaning it occurs only if you like or want a particular food.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
I should have said nothing, but it was a conditioned reflex.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
