Ivan Pavlov Studied the Reflexive Flow of Saliva in Dogs

question 185

Multiple Choice

Ivan Pavlov studied the reflexive flow of saliva in dogs. He used meat powder or other food to trigger the salivation. In this instance, the meat powder was the ________.

• A) conditioned stimulus
• B) unconditioned stimulus
• C) conditioned response
• D) unconditioned response

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