| respondent behaviour | The behaviour in response to a specific stimulus; usually associated with classical conditioning. See: conditioning. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| respondent conditioning | A type of conditioning, first studied by I. P. Pavlov, in which a previously neutral stimulus (bell sound) elicits a response (salivation) as a result of pairing it (associating it contiguously in time) a number of times with an unconditioned or natural stimulus for that response (food shown to a hungry dog). Synonym: pavlovian conditioning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| response | An action or movement due to the application of a stimulus. Origin: L. Respondere = to answer, reply (18 Nov 1997) |
| response generalisation | <biology> The principle that after an organism learns to respond in a particular manner to a stimulus, that stimulus is effective in eliciting similar responses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| response hierarchy | Alternative reactions or modes of adjustment to a given situation arranged in the probable order of prior effectiveness; e.g., a mother attempting to discipline an unruly child may first request, cajole, then plead, scold, and finally punish; her behaviours can be ordered along a response hierarchy for further monitoring of effectiveness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| response rate | <oncology> The percentage of patients showing partial or complete response to the given treatment. (16 Dec 1997) |
| responsivity | <microscopy> Similar to sensitivity, a rating of the output current from a camera tube divided by the incident flux of light, but expressed in different units. (05 Aug 1998) |
| responsory | 1. The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service. A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain. "Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers into responsories, and beget another liturgy." (Milton) 2. An antiphonary; a response book. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |