the alteration in responding that occurs when two stimuli are regularly paired in close succession: the response originally given to the second stimulus comes to be given to the first
See also conditioned response
Examples of 'classical conditioning' in a sentence
classical conditioning
Outline and evaluate behavioural therapies based on classical conditioning and operant conditioning.
The Sun (2008)
Besides classical conditioning (the effects of which might wear off) there is strong evidence that old-fashioned bedside manner has therapeutic effects.