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- adjective Capable of being
conditioned .
Etymologies
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Examples
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LEVERETT: I think that they would be, but that is conditionable -- conditional on our being consistent and our being willing to spell out to them both the positive and negative consequences of their choices.
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Both of these types of reaction are tropisms merely; but the former are labile, conditionable; whereas the latter cannot be modified.
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The science of conditionable reactions of cerebrate animals is called psychology, and the means by which the reactions are influenced are called psychogenetic, whether these are healthy or diseased.
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Parasitic wasps learn and report diverse chemicals with unique conditionable behaviors.
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