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Aversive in a sentence

Aversive meaning

Tending to repel; causing avoidance.

Synonyms of Aversive

dislike

Related words

Other words often associated with Aversive or its synonyms:

tendency disapproval liking disposition disfavour feeling inclination disfavor like

Using Aversive

  • The main meaning on this page is: Tending to repel; causing avoidance.
  • Useful related words include: dislike.
  • In the example corpus, aversive often appears in combinations such as: aversive racism, the aversive, of aversive.

Context around Aversive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

main 1× non 1× call 1× risk 1× prevent 1×

Often after:

racism 3× means 1× conditioning 1× stimuli 1× conditioned 1× learning 1× ucs 1× stimulus 1× reactions 1× event 1×

Sentence patterns with Aversive

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

aversive racism main 1× be more aversive than emotional 1× be risk aversive and attorneys 1× can prevent aversive learning episodes 1× disgust and aversive reactions 1× existence of aversive racism 1× not the aversive conditioned stimuli 1× of an aversive stimulus event 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aversive racism main 1× cessation of the 1× deoliveira who is 1× dr bolles states 1× experiments have provided 1× for instance glucocorticoids 1×

Common sentence endings:

and aversive reactions 1× and ethnic groups 1× aversive conditioned stimuli 1× by contingent withdrawal 1× control a population 1× in feared situations 1×

Words around Aversive

Just before it in the word index:

aversions 3 aversion 166 averse 176 avers 14 averroes 9 averring 2

Just after it in the word index:

avert 319 averted 156 averting 66 averts 7 avery 380 aves 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Aversive

  • In this selection, "aversive" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, main, non, call, racism, means and conditioning stand out and add context to how "aversive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aversive racism main and be more aversive than emotional. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "aversive" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with aversive

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Therapists may feel intense disgust and aversive reactions. (8 words)

Experiments have provided empirical support for the existence of aversive racism. (11 words)

To further this, an incentive is the anticipated reward or aversive event available in the environment. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Aversive racism main Aversive racism is a form of implicit racism in which a person's unconscious negative evaluations of racial or ethnic minorities are realized by a persistent avoidance of interaction with other racial and ethnic groups. (38 words)

Indeed, one of Skinner's goals was to prevent humanity from destroying itself. see Beyond Freedom and Dignity, 1974 for example He saw political activity as the use of aversive or non-aversive means to control a population. (38 words)

Deoliveira, who is scheduled to offer classes in Toronto on Sept. 2 and 3, uses what many in the dog training community, including Andre Yeu, call "aversive conditioning" to stop a dog's unwanted behaviour. (35 words)

Example sentences (13)

Aversive racism main Aversive racism is a form of implicit racism in which a person's unconscious negative evaluations of racial or ethnic minorities are realized by a persistent avoidance of interaction with other racial and ethnic groups.

Indeed, one of Skinner's goals was to prevent humanity from destroying itself. see Beyond Freedom and Dignity, 1974 for example He saw political activity as the use of aversive or non-aversive means to control a population.

Deoliveira, who is scheduled to offer classes in Toronto on Sept. 2 and 3, uses what many in the dog training community, including Andre Yeu, call "aversive conditioning" to stop a dog's unwanted behaviour.

Lamber notes that lawyers are trained to be risk-aversive, and attorneys are at times hesitant to adopt the latest technologies.

Cessation of the aversive stimuli was typically accompanied by the presentation of opposite-sex erotic images, with the objective of strengthening heterosexual feelings.

Dr. Bolles states that responses are often dependent on the reinforcement of a safety signal, and not the aversive conditioned stimuli.

Experiments have provided empirical support for the existence of aversive racism.

For instance, glucocorticoids can prevent aversive learning episodes from being retrieved and heighten reinforcement of memory traces creating a non-fearful reaction in feared situations.

Advertentie

In other words, the CS (heights) associated with the aversive UCS (almost falling down) leads to the CR (fear).

Punishment is the application of an aversive stimulus/event (positive punishment or punishment by contingent stimulation) or the removal of a desirable stimulus (negative punishment or punishment by contingent withdrawal).

Therapists may feel intense disgust and aversive reactions.

This suggests that for men sexual infidelity would generally be more aversive than emotional infidelity because investing resources in another man's offspring does not lead to propagation of their own genes.

To further this, an incentive is the anticipated reward or aversive event available in the environment.

Advertentie

Common combinations with aversive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "aversive" in a sentence?
An example: "Aversive racism main Aversive racism is a form of implicit racism in which a person's unconscious negative evaluations of racial or ethnic minorities are realized by a persistent avoidance of interaction with other racial and ethnic groups." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "aversive" from authentic English texts.
What does "aversive" mean?
Aversive means: Tending to repel; causing avoidance.
What are synonyms of "aversive"?
Common synonyms of "aversive" include: dislike.
How many example sentences with "aversive" are there?
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