Conditionings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A series of behaviors acquired through various forms of training or experience that influence responses to stimuli
2. The psychological processes involved in learning behaviors in specific contexts, often through reinforcement or punishment
3. A set of learned habits or patterns that dictate how one reacts to different situations based on past experiences

Etymology: "Conditionings" is simply the plural of "conditioning", the noun formed from the verb "condition" and the suffix "-ing". The verb "condition" comes from Latin "condicio", a agreement or stipulation, built from "con-" (together) and a root meaning to make a promise or to speak. Its sense of shaping behaviour through repeated training came later, in the language of psychology, where a learned response is said to be conditioned by its surroundings.

Synonyms: training, conditioning, preparation, habituation, socialization