In Pavlov's Experiments He Paired the Presentation of Food with a Buzzer

question 155

Multiple Choice

In Pavlov's experiments he paired the presentation of food with a buzzer and measured salivation to each. In this experiment the buzzer was the

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

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