Using classical conditioning, Pavlov:
A) conditioned a dog to salivate at the sight of food.
B) presented a neutral stimulus just after giving the dog some food.
C) succeeded in conditioning the response to a stimulus that would not elicit it before training.
D) discovered that dogs spontaneously salivate for no reason even when food is not given to the animal for several weeks.

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Pavlov's experiments involved presenting a neutral stimulus (such as a bell) just before the unconditioned stimulus (food), which naturally elicited salivation in dogs. Over time, the neutral stimulus alone could elicit the salivation response, demonstrating that a new, conditioned response had been learned. This shows that Pavlov succeeded in conditioning a response to a stimulus that would not naturally elicit that response before training.

Using Classical Conditioning, Pavlov