Pavlovian

[ pav-loh-vee-uh n, -law-, -lov-ee- ]

/ pævˈloʊ vi ən, -ˈlɔ-, -ˈlɒv i- /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Pavlov or his work, especially of experiments in which he elicited predictable responses from laboratory animals.

Origin of Pavlovian

First recorded in 1925–30; Pavlov + -ian

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Examples from the Web for pavlovian

But this Pavlovian trigger cannot be effective indefinitely.
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Could it just be that prison itself conditions a sort of pavlovian reaction to carve chess pieces?
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Contrary to the Pavlovian GOP notion of Clinton, she is generally centrist in her views and approach.
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Receiving a coffee-related gift triggers a Pavlovian response – elation, anticipation, a faux caffeine rush.
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I can assure you that already in the Pavlovian swamps of the nutso right, the glands are swelling.
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British Dictionary definitions for pavlovian

Pavlovian

/ (pævˈləʊvɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to the work of Ivan Pavlov

(of a reaction or response) automatic; involuntary

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