CONDITIONED AVOIDANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conditioned avoidance mean? 

• CONDITIONED AVOIDANCE (noun)
  The noun CONDITIONED AVOIDANCE has 1 sense:

1. a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus

  Familiarity information: CONDITIONED AVOIDANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONDITIONED AVOIDANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

conditioned avoidance; conditioned avoidance response

Hypernyms ("conditioned avoidance" is a kind of...):

acquired reflex; conditional reaction; conditional reflex; conditional response; conditioned reaction; conditioned reflex; conditioned response (an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus)