Word: reflexive
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Conditioned Frustration. This is closely analogous to a "conditioned reflex," one of the brain's mechanisms for learning. By changing the circuits slightly, Dr. Walter can condition the new Elsie and Elmer to stop and back up when he whistles. They do so because they have learned to associate the whistle with the touch-signal they feel when they hit an obstacle...
...first, Morrison's challenge struck only the conditioned reflex. "... The columns of Soviet papers and magazines," grunted Radio Moscow, "... are closed to war propaganda." But, after dabbling a bit in the bourgeois luxury of second thought, the Russians changed their minds and picked up Herbert Morrison's dare...
...silent. None showed signs of food or other poisoning. No intestinal parasites have been found. The victims were not neurotic. The only clue: many went to bed after a heavy meal, which might cause wild dreams. It has been suggested that the terror conceivably could lead to a fatal "reflex shock...
...note of profound pessimism pervades the work. Everyone is disillusioned by the beliefs he once cherished, each possesses an inarticulate longing for some Absolute to which he can cling. Only Communists like Fedya have replaced this longing with faith, but Fedya follows his blindly. His is but a conditioned reflex...
Conditioned Reflex. In Richland Center, Wis., awaiting a hearing on charges of stealing a car from a used-car lot, Ervin Kristiansand and Herb Weiland broke out of jail, escaped in another car stolen from the same...