noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
conditioned
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Are we to infer from the texts that the pupils do not understand the differences between inborn and conditioned reflexes ?
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He hit the deck, moulding himself into the shadow as a matter of conditioned reflex .
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Such a response is a conditioned reflex .
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There is an obvious difficulty in explaining all learnt behaviour in terms of conditioned reflexes .
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The results are used to help the teacher to diagnose student deficiencies. extinction See also under learning: conditioned reflex .
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It was assumed that all learning could be reduced to a series of conditioned reflexes .
quick
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They have quick reflexes and disappear into their tubes when disturbed.
■ NOUN
action
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By reflex action - a mechanism of the nervous system - the threatened hand is instantly withdrawn and the threatened eye closed.
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He caught her arm in mid-air, a deceptively lazy reflex action , his fingers biting into her forearm.
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You develop a reflex action of reaching for the bowl.
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As the knife entered her she seemed to try to double up, but it was only a reflex action .
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His reflex action was to bend and swing round violently, and I was thrown to the ground.
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We then moved close and fired from the hip and shoulder in reflex action shooting.
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It had been a kind of reflex action .
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The fundamental processes of an animal's behaviour include reflex action , orientation, and learning.
■ VERB
slow
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However, too much alcohol slows reflexes and can cause aggression or sleepiness, leading to accidents.
test
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Lexandro and his companions were simply about to test their reflexes , their accuracy, their control of the power suits.
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This can be done quickly in the following manner: Test the corneal reflexes and facial sensation in the usual manner.
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He kept banging my leg with his little rubber hammer to test my reflexes , but there was no reaction.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Hawthorne said she fired the gun as a reflex when her husband shouted.
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Though in a coma, the patient shows signs of brain activity, such as reflexes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Almost as a reflex , he smiled grimly to himself.
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Are we to infer from the texts that the pupils do not understand the differences between inborn and conditioned reflexes?
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Development proceeds as the infant explores the environment via his or her reflexes.
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Ellen thought that the smile was a reflex .
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It is best to ignore this rather frantic reflex .
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None of the patients was taking any medication known to interfere with cardiovascular reflexes.
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So ingrained is the reflex of contention that even seemingly unobjectionable ideas provoke it.