Learned Reaction (Noun)
Meaning
A reaction that has been acquired by learning.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The child's fear of spiders was a learned reaction, having grown up watching her parents scream at the sight of them.
- After spending years working in customer service, her polite demeanor had become a learned reaction to even the most hostile customers.
- Research suggests that phobias are often the result of learned reactions from traumatic experiences or cultural conditioning.
- The fire brigade's immediate response to emergencies was a learned reaction honed from countless training exercises and real-life situations.
- Smokers often exhibit a learned reaction to cravings, even after quitting, due to the brain's conditioning to associate certain situations with smoking.