"Pavlovian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pævˈloʊvi.ən/ [General-American]
Etymology: Named after Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|physiologist, psychologist, and physician||||}} physiologist, psychologist, and physician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Ivan Petrovich Pavlov}} Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, {{named-after|en|Ivan Petrovich Pavlov|nationality=Russian|nocat=1|occupation=physiologist, psychologist, and physician|wplink=Ivan_Pavlov}} Named after Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Pavlovian (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to the theories of the Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, especially those related to behavioral conditioning. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: neo-Pavlovian, neo-Pavlovianism, Pavlovianism, Pavlovian conditioning Translations (of or relating to the theories of Ivan Pavlov): pavlovilainen (Finnish), pavlovien [masculine] (French), pavlovienne [feminine] (French), pawlowsch (German), Pawlow'sch (German), pavlovi (Hungarian)

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