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conditioning

n. the process by which certain kinds of experience make particular actions more or less likely. See classical conditioning; instrumental conditioning; operant conditioning.

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April 20th 2024

design trade-off

design trade-off

the situation in which one attribute of a system or product is made less usable because another attribute has been given priority. An example is the child-resistant safety cap. The press-and-turn requirement may be frustrating at times, but its purpose of preventing a child’s easy access to, and accidental ingestion of, harmful substances is considered to be a greater benefit.