classical conditioning

synonyms: Pavlovian conditioning, respondent conditioning
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Learning in which a behavior comes to be elicited as a reflex response by association with a neutral antecedent stimulus through repetition of the stimulus-response pairing.
Note: The neutral antecedent stimulus such as the ringing of a bell is repetitively paired with an unconditioned stimulus such as food to elicit a response such as salivation.
See: conditioned stimulus
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 858 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'classical conditioning' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11687 RIS BibTex EndNote
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