At First,Pavlov Was Reluctant to Study the "Psychic Secretions" of His

question 15

Multiple Choice

At first,Pavlov was reluctant to study the "psychic secretions" of his laboratory dogs because:

• A) he lacked the proper kinds of laboratory apparatus.
• B) he thought the variables could not be sufficiently well-controlled.
• C) he was more interested in active, instrumental behaviors than in passive responses such as salivation.
• D) he was afraid of being associated with psychology, which he regarded as a scientifically disreputable subject.

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