Word: pavlovian
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...system uses Pavlovian conditioning to have the user sort cropped faces into left and right categories, originally denoted as "European American" or "African American," a red 'X' signaled when the user makes a selection of which the program does not approve. The second round then replaces these titles with "Bad" and "Good," now flashing words intended to be sorted based on connotations. Later rounds permutate "Good" and "Bad" with "European American" and "African American," in the race test, to measure changes in reaction times when, for example, "Good" is paired with "European American" or "Bad" with "African American". The results...
...Twilight” series: it’s an allegory for waiting to have sex until after marriage. Charming. Mormonly charming. If you’ve watched or read the first installment, this intention is immediately evident. Kristen Stewart stumbles around onscreen licking her lips in Pavlovian fashion while Robert Pattinson winces a thousand times and whispers that Stewart smells so good—but he just can’t have sex with her... I mean, bite her... I mean, get busy with her... I mean, suck her blood and send her into the immortal undead state of vampires...
Most observers in Texas believe Hutchison will indeed challenge Perry. She has moved from being coy about her plans to being less coy about running for governor. Still, there has been no official announcement. And so Perry has embarked on a Pavlovian political exercise: you say, "Hutchison," and he says, "Washington." Some Perry backers have even dubbed the 16-year Senate veteran "Kay Bailout Hutchison." (See pictures of the richest little county in Texas...
...episode was especially painful, as the Big Red scored two quick goals with under five minutes left to play to turn a would-be 2-1 Crimson victory into a 3-2 defeat. By this point, some of the more seasoned Harvard players may have developed a Pavlovian association between the stench of decaying ichthyoid and the sting of losing...
...Your yoke is light to carry. It soothes my heart. Faith is my shield that will protect me from death. I find happiness in Your way, my Lord. All my enemies have run away. You have defended me." The harmony is searing, deep and silencing. And like a Pavlovian experiment, it has a spectacular and irresistible ability to crumple stern brows and send tears tumbling down cheeks. Around the set, stubbly grips and butch riggers snap on sunglasses. We journalists try not to look each other in the eye. The cast, seasoned professionals, use it for motivation and spend...