1. prepared or trained in advance to respond in a particular way to a stimulus or situation

1. past tense and past participle of precondition; to establish a condition or requirement that must be met beforehand
2. to train or accustom someone in advance to accept or expect something
Usage: psychology, behavioral science

Examples

• The students were preconditioned to expect a difficult exam.
• Success in the program was preconditioned on completing all prerequisite courses.
• Years of practice had preconditioned the athlete to react instantly to the ball.
• The contract preconditioned payment on delivery of the goods.
• Consumers have been preconditioned by advertising to associate the brand with quality.
• The experiment preconditioned the rats to respond to a specific sound.
• Funding was preconditioned upon approval from the board of directors.