conditioning

/kənˈdɪʃɪnɪŋ/

/kənˈdɪʃɪnɪŋ/

Other forms: conditionings

Definitions of conditioning

1. noun

   a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
   types:

   experimental extinction, extinction

   a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus

   aversive conditioning

   conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus

   classical conditioning

   conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the reflex

   operant conditioning

   conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response

   counter conditioning

   conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus

   instrumental conditioning

   operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given

   type of:

   acquisition, learning

   the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge