conditioned

con·di·tioned (kn-dshnd)

adj.

1. Exhibiting or trained to exhibit a conditioned response.

2. Physically fit.

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conditioned

educated by a conditioning process. See conditioning.

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conditioned reinforcer

the pairing of a neutral stimulus with a primary, or natural, reinforcer.

conditioned response

a response that does not occur naturally in the animal but that may be developed by regular association of some physiological function with an unrelated outside event, such as ringing of a bell or flashing of a light. Soon the physiological function starts whenever the outside event occurs. Called also conditioned reflex. See also conditioning.