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1. A learning process in which an organism's behaviour becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

1. Establish a conditioned response
    
2. Develop (a child's or animal's) behaviour by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
   - discipline, train, check
    
3. Make a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
   "The will conditions that she can live in the house for the rest of her life";
   - stipulate, qualify, specify
    
4. Put into a better state
   "he conditions old cars"
    
5. Apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
   "I condition my hair after washing it"

Derived forms: conditionings

Type of: acquisition, ameliorate, amend, better, contract, develop, improve, instruct, learn, learning, make grow, meliorate, mend, shampoo, teach, undertake

Encyclopedia: Conditioning, operant