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Pavlovian (adj.)

1931, from the theories, experiments, and methods of Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936), especially in connection with the conditioned salivary reflexes of dogs in response to the mental stimulus of the sound of a bell (attested from 1911, in Pavloff [sic] method).

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Definitions of Pavlovian from WordNet

Pavlovian (adj.)
of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or his experiments;
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