Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychological Conditioning

Simple form of learning involving the formation, strengthening, or weakening of an association between a stimulus and a response.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Simple form of learning involving the formation, strengthening, or weakening of an association between a stimulus and a response.

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2 entry terms
  • Conditioning, Psychological
  • Conditioning, Psychology

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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human & animal

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History Note

2020 (1965); was CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY) 1965-2019; was CONDITIONED LEARNING 1963-1964; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY 2024 use SOCIAL LEARNING 2024-;

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  1. F02w.463w.425w.179

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychological Conditioning. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003213. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003213
  2. Psychological Conditioning. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1781244