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conditioning vs extinction

extinction vs conditioning

conditioning and extinction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conditioning Yes No No No
extinction Yes No No No
As nouns, extinction is a hyponym of conditioning; that is, extinction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conditioning:
  • conditioning: a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
  • extinction: a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
conditioning (noun) extinction (noun)
a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
complete annihilation
the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
no longer in existence
no longer active; extinguished
Difference between conditioning and extinction

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