- aversive conditioning
- learning in which punishment or other unpleasant stimulation is used to associate negative feelings with an undesirable response and so reduce the frequency of that response.
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aversive conditioning
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aversive conditioning — noun conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus • Hypernyms: ↑conditioning * * * Psychol., Psychiatry. a type of behavior conditioning in which noxious stimuli are associated with undesirable or unwanted behavior that is to be modified or… … Useful english dictionary
aversive conditioning — Psychol., Psychiatry. a type of behavior conditioning in which noxious stimuli are associated with undesirable or unwanted behavior that is to be modified or abolished, as the use of nausea inducing drugs in the treatment of alcoholism. Also… … Universalium
aversive conditioning — aver′sive condi′tioning n. psl conditioning by linking an unpleasant or noxious stimulus with the performance of undesirable behavior … From formal English to slang
aversive — adj. 1. of or pertaining to aversion. [WordNet 1.5] 2. exhibiting avoidance or causing avoidance. aversive conditioning aversive behavior [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aversive — aversively, adv. aversiveness, n. /euh verr siv, ziv/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to aversion. 2. of or pertaining to aversive conditioning. n. 3. a reprimand, punishment, or agent, used in aversive conditioning: Antabuse is a commonly used… … Universalium
aversive — a•ver•sive [[t]əˈvɜr sɪv, zɪv[/t]] adj. 1) psl of or pertaining to aversion 2) psl of or pertaining to aversive conditioning 3) psl a reprimand, punishment, or agent used in aversive conditioning • Etymology: 1590–1600 a•ver′sive•ly, adv.… … From formal English to slang
conditioning — noun a learning process in which an organism s behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑condition • Hypernyms: ↑learning, ↑acquisition • Hyponyms: ↑extinction, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
aversive — aver·sive ə vər siv, ziv adj tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus <behavior modification by aversive conditioning> aver·sive·ly adv aver·sive·ness n * * * aver·sive (ə vurґsiv) characterized by or… … Medical dictionary
aversive — adjective tending to repel or dissuade aversive conditioning • Pertains to noun: ↑aversion … Useful english dictionary
aversive — [ə vʉr′siv] adj. [ AVERS(ION) + IVE] 1. characterized by aversion 2. Psychol. designating or having to do with conditioning, therapy, etc. intended to produce an aversion to a certain kind of undesirable behavior … English World dictionary
