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cer

/sɜːr/

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noun

/sɜːr/C2formalabbreviation
  • ruЭмоциональная реакция, приобретённая в результате обусловливания, часто обозначающая выученную реакцию на определённый стимул.

An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning, often referring to a learned reaction to a specific stimulus.

proper noun

  1. Conditioned Emotional ResponseC1formal

    An emotional reaction that has been learned or acquired through classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an emotional response.

    ruУсловная эмоциональная реакция

    • The patient's fear of dogs was a CER developed after a childhood bite.
    • In the experiment, the rat's freezing behavior was a CER to the sound of a bell.
    • Therapists work to extinguish CERs that cause anxiety in everyday situations.