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Pavlovian, a.|pævˈləʊvɪən|
[f. Pavlov + -ian.]
Of, pertaining to, or connected with Pavlov, his theories, experiments, or methods. Also in extended and weakened senses.
1931A. Huxley Let. 24 Aug. (1969) 351 The effects of such sociological reforms as Pavlovian conditioning of all children. 1951H. Humphrey Thinking 6 In the Pavlovian system,..we have an attempt to account objectively for all psychological facts in terms of the primary interaction of organism and environment. 1952V. Nabokov Nabokov's Dozen (1959) 206 A mad Pavlovian world where..variations in simple visual values influence and gradually replace flavour. 1963A. Heron Towards Quaker View of Sex 67 Some recoveries with ‘deconditioning’ treatment along Pavlovian lines. 1974Daily Tel. 8 Feb. 8/2 The report does not hesitate to name names, a procedure that will inevitably touch off a Pavlovian response from Leftist circles to deride it as a ‘Reds under the Beds’ scare. 1976Survey Winter 24 The Soviet Union..managed to exploit the South African issue in order to create the well-known Pavlovian reflex all through Black Africa. 1977Meanjin XXXVI. i. 108 The adroit orchestration of comedy..that is, the patrons were not treated as a collection of complete Pavlovian half-wits. |