pavlovian

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Definition of pavlovian in English English dictionary

Of or relating to the theories of the Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, especially those related to behavioral conditioning

{s} pertaining to Pavlov (Russian physiologist and Nobel Prize winner)

of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or his experiments; "Pavlovian conditioning

Related Terms

Pavlovian conditioning

Classical conditioning

Turkish pronunciation

pävlōviın

Pronunciation

/ˌpavˈlōvēən/ /ˌpævˈloʊviːən/

Etymology

() Derived from the name of the Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936).