Aversive

Word AVERSIVE
Character 8
Hyphenation aversive
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Definitions and meanings of "Aversive"

What do we mean by aversive?

Causing avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior by using an unpleasant or punishing stimulus, as in techniques of behavior modification. adjective

Averse; turning away.

Of or pertaining to aversion. adjective

Exhibiting avoidance or causing avoidance. adjective

Tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc), adjective

Avoidance that can be taught through the use of stimulus that either punish or reinforces. adjective

A grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case. noun

An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour. noun

Tending to repel or dissuade adjective

(grammar) a grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case

An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour

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The word "aversive" in example sentences

The researchers bred mice without the gene and put them in aversive situations, such as giving them a mild shock at a certain point in their cage. ❋ Unknown (2006)

- The U.S. Justice Department has begun a review of whether the use of electric shock therapy by a Massachusetts special needs school violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Canton-based Judge Rotenberg Educational Center uses the treatment, known as aversive therapy, as a way to control aggressive behavior and prevent severely autistic students from injuring themselves or others. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But unconscious discrimination - what psychologists call aversive racism - has stayed fairly constant. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They teach "aversive" training methods, such as pinning the dog to the ground, jerking the dog on the leash, using shock collars, and physically forcing frightened dogs into situations they are afraid of until they shut down. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But it was more than that, some kind of aversive, body-unfriendly habit, but also a desire for comfort that I thought was most achievable in looseness. ❋ Becca (2006)

But an increasing number of trainers are sliding over to the side of those who have long taken the position that "aversive collars," as they are known, can create worse behavior issues than the tugging they're intended to alleviate, some can injure the trachea, and they're unnecessary not to mention ineffective for even the most hard-to-control canine. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Create aversive sensations when certain thoughts come up, such as a desire to vote for an opposing candidate. ❋ Michael Chorost (2011)

Most people who use aversive collars do so because of high-energy, tugging dogs that are hard to take on walks. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Well, HSBV, as might be imagined, has many completely untrained, tugging, leaping dogs in its charge at any given time, yet it rejected aversive collars years ago, says Wood, and has no difficulty taking any dog for strolls. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Its just the blatant display of what POC have always known lurks under the subtle post civil rights aversive racism exterior. ❋ Gordonzola (2009)

In a very real sense, all human emotions can be thought of as forms of pleasure and pain: They are all either appealing or aversive. ❋ Valerie Tarico (2010)

APDT does, however, promote "reward-based training methods, thereby minimizing the use of aversive techniques, which is why more and more trainers are eschewing the use of collars such as these." ❋ Unknown (2011)

I had a particularly visceral aversive reaction when I heard of Ubisoft's strategy for cross-convergence. ❋ SVGL (2009)

The idea of trying to entice Boulder dog owners into shifting away from aversive collars emerged during last summer's strategic planning process. ❋ Unknown (2011)

So devoted is the Humane Society of Boulder Valley (HSBV) in Colorado to the idea of eliminating choke, prong and shock collars from its community that it's offering a free no-pull harness (a SENSE-ation, which retails from $23.50 to $28.50) to folks who exchange aversive collars for the harness. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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