条件反射 (tiáo jiàn fǎn shè) — conditioned reflex

Definition

A learned, automatic response to a stimulus (e.g. salivating at a bell) — the opposite of an unlearned 非条件反射.

noun
conditioned reflex

Examples

  • 条件反射
    Yì tīng dào líng shēng, gǒu jiù chǎn shēng le tiáo jiàn fǎn shè.
    As soon as the bell rang, the dog produced a conditioned reflex.
  • 条件反射
    Zhè zhǒng tiáo jiàn fǎn shè shì zài cháng qī xùn liàn zhōng xíng chéng de.
    This conditioned reflex is formed through long-term training.
  • 条件反射
    Tā měi cì kàn dào níng méng dōu huì liú kǒu shuǐ, zhè shì diǎn xíng de tiáo jiàn fǎn shè.
    Every time he sees a lemon he salivates — this is a classic conditioned reflex.
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