Phrase guide

conditioned reflex

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A response, to a stimulus, that has been acquired by operant conditioning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conditional reflex, acquired reflex, conditional reaction, conditioned reaction, conditional response, conditioned response

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: learned reaction, learned response

Narrower terms: conditioned avoidance, conditioned avoidance response

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 條件反射 /条件反射 (tiáojiàn fǎnshè) — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Chinese Mandarin: 制約反射 /制约反射 (zhìyuē fǎnshè) — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Finnish: ehdollinen refleksi — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Finnish: ehdollistuma — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • French: réflexe conditionnel — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Hungarian: feltételes reflex — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Japanese: 条件反射 (jōken hansha) — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Mongolian: нөхцөлт рефлекс (nöxcölt refleks) — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Mongolian: болзолт ойлт (bolzolt ojlt) — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Mongolian: ᠨᠥᠬᠥᠴᠡᠯᠲᠦ ᠷᠧᠹᠯᠡᠺᠰ (nököčeltü rēfleks) — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Mongolian: ᠪᠣᠯᠵᠣᠯᠲᠤ ᠣᠢᠢᠯᠲᠠ (bolǰoltu oiilta) — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Romanian: reflex condiționat — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Russian: усло́вный рефле́кс (uslóvnyj refléks) — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Spanish: reflejo condicionado — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Swedish: betingad reflex — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Tagalog: sinanay na balikusa — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Ukrainian: умо́вний рефле́кс (umóvnyj refléks) — response acquired by operant conditioning
  • Vietnamese: phản xạ có điều kiện — response acquired by operant conditioning