unconditioned response
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noun
a reflex action innately elicited by a stimulus without the intervention of any learning processAlso called (esp formerly): unconditioned reflex Compare conditioned response
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Words nearby unconditioned response
unconditional, unconditional convergence, unconditionally, unconditioned, unconditioned reflex, unconditioned response, unconditioned stimulus, unconfined, unconfirmed, unconformable, unconformity
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unconditioned response
n.
A natural, usually unvarying response evoked by a stimulus in the absence of learning or conditioning.
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