Pavlovian

pavlovian English Etymology en Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov Ivan_Pavlov 1. Pronunciation en /pævˈloʊvi.ən/ GenAm Adjective - Of or relating to the theories of the Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, especially those related to behavioral conditioning. en May 20, 2012 Nathan Rabin TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992) The Onion AV Club http://www.avclub.com/articles/marge-gets-a-job,73723/ A mere glance at the plot descriptions of the show’s fourth season is enough to induce Pavlovian giggle fits and shivers of joy. https://web.archive.org/web/20120526225618/http://www.avclub.com/articles/marge-gets-a-job,73723/ 26 May 2012 en 2005 Peter D. Kaufman, from Charlie Munger Poor Charlie's Almanack The Donning Company Publishers 335 Most people know very less about non-depressive mental breakdowns influenced by heavy stress. But there is at least one exception, involving the work of Pavlov when he was in his 70s or 80s. Pavlov had won a Nobel Prize early in life by using dogs to work out the psychology of digestion. Then he became world famous by working out mere-association responses in dogs, initially salivating dogs——so much that changes in behavior triggered by mere association, like those caused by much modern advertisement, are today often said to come from "Pavlovian" conditioning. Derived terms en Pavlovianly neo-Pavlovian neo-Pavlovianism Pavlovianism Pavlovian conditioning Translations of or relating to the theories of Ivan Pavlov Finnish: fi pavlovilainen, fi Pavlovin genitive of the name French: fr pavlovien m, fr pavlovienne f German: de pawlowsch, de Pawlow'sch Hungarian: hu pavlovi Italian: it pavloviana f, it pavloviano m Spanish: es pavloviano Noun A proponent of Pavlov's theories. en eponyms