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The shopper, the student, the worker, and the voter are all seen by consumerism and behaviorism the same way: passive, conditionable objects.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2012

The science of conditionable reactions of cerebrate animals is called psychology, and the means by which the reactions are influenced are called psychogenetic, whether these are healthy or diseased.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

Both of these types of reaction are tropisms merely; but the former are labile, conditionable; whereas the latter cannot be modified.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various