Conditioning - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Conditioning :  (noun)

1: a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

Based on WordNet 2.0

Condition \Con*di"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conditioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Conditioning.] 1. To make terms; to stipulate.

Pay me back my credit, And I'll condition with ye. --Beau. & Fl.

2. (Metaph.) To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.

To think of a thing is to condition. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Conditioning :  Conditioning: 1) Exercise and practice to build the body up for either improved normal performance, as in physical therapy, or in preparation for sports performance. 2) A method of educating involving repetitive activities to influence behavior.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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