conditioning
n
1 (Psychol) the learning process by which the behaviour of an organism becomes dependent on an event occurring in its environment
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classical conditioning →
instrumental learning
adj
2 (of a shampoo, cosmetic, etc.) intended to improve the condition of something a conditioning rinse
air conditioning
n a system or process for controlling the temperature and sometimes the humidity and purity of the air in a house, etc.
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air conditioner n
classical conditioning
n (Psychol) the alteration in responding that occurs when two stimuli are regularly paired in close succession: the response originally given to the second stimulus comes to be given to the first
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conditioned response