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noun
A person who reacts instinctively to a stimulus, without thought or consideration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, often
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
In reference to the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov's work on classical conditioning: he discovered that dogs could be conditioned to salivate when a bell was rung, if it had previously been rung whenever food was given.
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