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temporal conditioning

a procedure in classical conditioning in which the unconditioned stimulus is presented at regular intervals but in the absence of an accompanying conditioned stimulus. Compare trace conditioning.

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non compos mentis

non compos mentis

in law, mentally deficient or legally insane and therefore not responsible for one’s conduct. See incompetence; insanity. Compare compos mentis.