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unconditioned response

[/ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənd rɪˈspɑːns/]
nounpl: unconditioned responses
resposta incondicionada
1. A natural, involuntary response to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning
Salivation is an unconditioned response to the presence of food.
A salivação é uma resposta incondicionada à presença de alimento.
2. In classical conditioning, the automatic reaction produced by an unconditioned stimulus
In Pavlov's experiment, the dog's salivation was the unconditioned response to the meat powder.
No experimento de Pavlov, a salivação do cão era a resposta incondicionada ao pó de carne.
Synonyms
innate responsenatural responsereflex responseunlearned response
Antonyms
conditioned responselearned response

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
resposta incondicionada
Standard term used in psychology and behavioral sciences
Portugal
resposta incondicionada
Standard term, same as Brazilian Portuguese in psychological contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

stimulus-response relationship
classical conditioning paradigm
innate behavioral reflex
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