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aversive


Meanings
  • adjective

    Tending to avoid or shrink from something.

  • noun

    An aversive stimulus is one that an organism avoids.


Rhymes
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reversive , persive , diversive
Variants
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aversive , aversively , aversiveness , aversivenesses
Forms
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aversiveness, aversive's, more aversive


Etymology
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Derived from the Latin word avertere, meaning 'to turn away'.


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  1. The term 'aversive' is often used in the context of animal training and behavior modification.

  2. Aversive conditioning is used to treat phobias and addiction in humans.

  3. Aversive stimuli can be used to train animals to perform specific tasks, such as guiding a blind person with a seeing-eye dog.


Related Concepts
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  1. Classical conditioning: A learning process that occurs when a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus, resulting in the neutral stimulus becoming a conditioned stimulus that elicits a conditioned response.

  2. Operant conditioning: A learning process in which behavior is modified by its consequences, either reinforcement or punishment.


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In psychology, aversive conditioning is a learning process in which an organism learns to avoid a particular stimulus or response through the association with an unpleasant or painful stimulus.

How to Memorize "aversive"

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    - Visualize an animal avoiding a stimulus, such as a dog shrinking away from a loud noise or a person recoiling from a hot stove.

  2. associate

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  3. mnemonics

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