Pavlovian response
Example Sentences
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It’s like hearing the sizzle of fajitas being paraded through a dining room, creating a Pavlovian response.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
It elicits a Pavlovian response in any ’90s kid, but to a child of the 2020s, it’s like nails on a chalkboard.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2023
When big box stores and radio stations start playing the tune, it elicits a Pavlovian response to start shopping.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2022
It is possible she just had a Pavlovian response to the word “Afghanistan.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
I have an instant Pavlovian response to it, remembering how I’d felt sitting in church with him looking at me through it.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
