/ pævˈləʊviən; NAmE -ˈloʊ-/ adjective
( of an animal's or human's reaction ) happening in response to a particular stimulus :
Her yawn was a Pavlovian response to my yawn.
ORIGIN: From the name of the Russian scientist, I P Pavlov, who carried out experiments on dogs, showing how they could be conditioned to react to certain stimuli.