conditioned reflex
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A reaction that has been learned or acquired through training.
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- Salivating at the sound of a bell is a classic example of a conditioned reflex.
- Over time, checking his phone whenever it buzzed became a conditioned reflex.
- Pavlov's experiments with dogs laid the foundation for our understanding of the conditioned reflex.
- Many of our daily habits are actually forms of a conditioned reflex developed over years.
- The soldier's quick response to the alarm was more of a conditioned reflex than a conscious choice.
- Some psychologists argue that fear can be a conditioned reflex triggered by specific traumatic memories.
- Athletes often rely on a conditioned reflex to perform complex movements without thinking.
- The way she flinches at loud noises seems to be a conditioned reflex from her childhood.
- Training a pet involves creating a conditioned reflex between a command and a reward.
- Is our tendency to agree with authority figures a natural instinct or a conditioned reflex?