Some of Pavlov's dogs learned to salivate to the sound of one particular tone and not to other tones.This illustrates the process of
A) operant conditioning.
B) extinction.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) discrimination.

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Pavlov's dogs learned to distinguish between different tones, responding with salivation to one specific tone (conditioned stimulus) and not to other tones (discrimination). This illustrates the process of discrimination, which is the ability to distinguish between similar stimuli and respond differently to them based on past experiences.

Some of Pavlov's Dogs Learned to Salivate to the Sound