conditioned
Pronunciation: [kənˈdɪʃənd]
Word
Context: “behavior”
(adjective) when something is influenced by certain conditions or situations. This is often used in psychology to explain how people or animals learn to respond a certain way because of experiences.
Example
The dog became conditioned to sit whenever it heard the bell.
Example
The cat was not conditioned to respond to whistles since it never heard them before.
Example
How is a person conditioned to react in stressful situations?
Context: “training”
(verb) to teach someone or something to behave in a certain way by using certain situations or rewards. This is often done in training animals or even in education.
Example
The trainer conditioned the horse to respond to commands with gentle cues.
Example
They did not condition the puppy properly, so it still misbehaves.
Example
What methods did you use to condition the behavior of the students?
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