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Pavlovian

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Pav·lov  (pvlôf, -lôv, pävlf), Ivan Petrovich 1849-1936.
Russian physiologist who is best known for discovering the conditioned response. He won a 1904 Nobel Prize for research on the nature of digestion.
Pav·lovi·an (pv-lv-n, -lô-) adj.
Pavlovian [pævˈləʊvɪən]
adj
1. (Psychology) of or relating to the work of Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), the Russian physiologist
2. (Psychology) (of a reaction or response) automatic; involuntary
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Adj.1.Pavlovian - of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or his experiments; "Pavlovian conditioning"
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Pavlovian [pævˈləʊvɪən] ADJ → pavloviano
Pavlovian
adj → pawlowsch attr
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