cer
cer — abbreviation
1. a learned emotional reaction, such as fear or anxiety, that is triggered by a pr
a learned emotional reaction, such as fear or anxiety, that is triggered by a previously neutral signal — for example, a sound or a light — after that signal has been repeatedly paired with an unpleasant or stressful experience. CER is a term used in psychology to describe how certain responses become linked to specific cues through conditioning.
Students saw a CER in a rat after a light was paired with a mild shock.
passive: 'was paired with' shows the conditioning process
Dr. Okafor's study measured CER in soldiers who had been through stressful events.
collocation: measure CER in [subjects]
A noise in the hallway had created a CER in the patient, the doctor explained.
A CER forms when a neutral sound is followed by an unpleasant event many times.
The research team tracked CER by watching the person's heart rate and sweat levels.
- conditioned emotional response
the full form of the abbreviation; used in formal academic writing
- conditioned fear response
a specific type of CER where the emotion is fear; narrower in meaning
- unconditioned response
a natural, unlearned reaction that does not require conditioning
用法筆記
Frequently appears in academic writing about conditioning experiments. The abbreviation is usually written in uppercase letters (CER) in psychology research papers.