Wiktionary
n. (context psychology English) The use of a neutral stimulus, originally paired with one that invokes a response, to generate a conditioned response
WordNet
n. conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the reflex
Wikipedia
Classical conditioning (also known as Pavlovian or respondent conditioning) refers to a learning procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus (e.g. food) is paired with a previously neutral stimulus (e.g. a bell). It also refers to the learning process that results from this pairing, through which the neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response (e.g. salivation) that is usually similar the one elicited by the potent stimulus. These basic facts, which require many qualifications (see below), were first studied in detail by Ivan Pavlov through experiments with dogs. Together with operant conditioning, classical conditioning became the foundation of behaviorism, a school of psychology which was dominant in the mid-20th century and is still an important influence on the practice of psychological therapy and the study of animal behaviour ( ethology). Classical conditioning is now the best understood of the basic learning processes, and its neural substrates are beginning to be understood.
Usage examples of "classical conditioning".
Changing our reaction to the environment is another self-help approach based on classical conditioning methods.
Thus, as with classical conditioning, the setting exercises great control over our operant behavior.