classical conditioning

Noun

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(psychology) A learning process in which a previously neutral stimulus (such as a bell) is paired with a potent stimulus (such as food in the case of a dog), so that the neutral stimulus comes to elicit a conditioned response (salivation) similar to the one elicited by the potent stimulus.

Japanese Meaning

心理学における学習過程の1つで、もともと中性の刺激（例：鈴の音）が、自然に反応を引き起こす強い刺激（例：犬の場合の食べ物）と繰り返し組み合わせられることで、中性の刺激単独でも条件付けられた反応（例：唾液分泌）を引き起こす現象