Which of the following events most intrigued Pavlov and led to his discoveries?
A)The dogs seemed to enjoy the food.
B)The assistant salivated along with the dogs when the dogs started to eat.
C)The dogs stopped salivating after seeing the assistant so many times.
D)The dogs started to salivate when they saw Pavlov's assistant and at the time of day they were usually fed.

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Pavlov was initially interested in studying digestion and observed that the dogs in his lab began to salivate at the sight of food as well as the sound of footsteps that signaled mealtime. However, he was most intrigued when he noticed that the dogs would also start to salivate when they saw his assistant, who fed them, even if there was no food present. This led him to discover classical conditioning, in which a previously neutral stimulus (such as the sound of footsteps or the presence of the assistant) could come to elicit a response (salivation) after being repeatedly paired with a naturally occurring stimulus (food).

Which of the Following Events Most Intrigued Pavlov and Led