Pavlovian

[ pav-loh-vee-uh n, -law-, -lov-ee- ]
/ pævˈloʊ vi ən, -ˈlɔ-, -ˈlɒv i- /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Pavlov or his work, especially of experiments in which he elicited predictable responses from laboratory animals.

Origin of Pavlovian

First recorded in 1925–30; Pavlov + -ian

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British Dictionary definitions for pavlovian

Pavlovian
/ (pævˈləʊvɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to the work of Ivan Pavlov
(of a reaction or response) automatic; involuntary