ACQUIRED REFLEX

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus

Synonyms:

acquired reflex; conditional reaction; conditional reflex; conditional response; conditioned reaction; conditioned reflex; conditioned response

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("acquired reflex" is a kind of...):

learned reaction; learned response (a reaction that has been acquired by learning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acquired reflex"):

conditioned avoidance; conditioned avoidance response (a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus)

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