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Classical Conditioning: Pavlov's Dogs

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Lyra Xu Verified Teacher
@author · 2026-06-28 · v1
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Pavlov rang a bell before feeding dogs. After repetition, the dogs salivated to the bell alone. This showed that a neutral stimulus (bell) paired with a natural trigger (food) can itself trigger the response — the basis of learned associations in behavior.
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Aiden K.
16 days ago
Bookmarked. Coming back to this before the exam.
Jamal T.
16 days ago
The step-by-step is what makes this work. Most explanations skip that.
Omar H.
16 days ago
This deserves way more attention. Shared it with my study group.
Grace W. Teacher
16 days ago
Same here, going straight into my revision notes.