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conditioned response

Other forms: conditioned responses

Definitions of conditioned response
  1. noun
    an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus
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    types:
    conditioned avoidance, conditioned avoidance response
    a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus
    type of:
    learned reaction, learned response
    a reaction that has been acquired by learning
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