Self-conditioning
[kuh n-dish-uh-ning] /kənˈdɪʃ ə nɪŋ/
noun, Psychology.
1.
Also called operant conditioning, instrumental conditioning. a process of changing behavior by rewarding or punishing a subject each time an action is performed until the subject associates the action with pleasure or distress.
2.
Also called classical conditioning, Pavlovian conditioning, respondent conditioning. a process in which a stimulus that was previously neutral, as the sound of a bell, comes to evoke a particular response, as salivation, by being repeatedly paired with another stimulus that normally evokes the response, as the taste of food.
conditioning
/kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/
noun
1.
(psychol) the learning process by which the behaviour of an organism becomes dependent on an event occurring in its environment See also classical conditioning, instrumental learning
adjective
2.
(of a shampoo, cosmetic, etc) intended to improve the condition of something: a conditioning rinse
conditioning con·di·tion·ing (kən-dĭsh’ə-nĭng)
n.
A process of behavior modification by which a subject comes to associate a desired behavior with a previously unrelated stimulus.
conditioning
(kən-dĭsh’ə-nĭng)
See classical conditioning.
Read Also:
- Self-confessed
[self-kuh n-fest, self-] /ˈsɛlf kənˈfɛst, ˌsɛlf-/ adjective 1. openly admitting to being a type of person with a particular quality, habit, character, etc.: He’s a self-confessed gambler. self-confessed adjective 1. according to one’s own testimony or admission: a self-confessed liar
- Self-confidence
[self-kon-fi-duh ns, self-] /ˌsɛlfˈkɒn fɪ dəns, ˈsɛlf-/ noun 1. realistic confidence in one’s own judgment, ability, power, etc. 2. excessive or inflated confidence in one’s own judgment, ability, etc. self-confidence noun 1. confidence in one’s own powers, judgment, etc
- Self-confident
[self-kon-fi-duh ns, self-] /ˌsɛlfˈkɒn fɪ dəns, ˈsɛlf-/ noun 1. realistic confidence in one’s own judgment, ability, power, etc. 2. excessive or inflated confidence in one’s own judgment, ability, etc. self-confidence noun 1. confidence in one’s own powers, judgment, etc
- Self-confinement
noun 1. the act of confining. 2. the state of being confined. 3. the lying-in of a woman in childbed; accouchement; childbirth. 4. Military. incarceration in a guardhouse or prison while awaiting trial or as a punishment (distinguished from arrest). noun 1. the act of confining or the state of being confined 2. the period […]
- Self-confining
verb (used with object), confined, confining. 1. to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book. 2. to shut or keep in; prevent from leaving a place because of imprisonment, illness, discipline, etc.: For that offense he was confined to quarters […]