In Pavlov's original experiments, dogs were classically conditioned to respond to the ringing of a bell with salivation. According to Robert Rescorla, what had the dogs learned?
A)that the bell was a signal that reliably predicted that food would follow
B)a reflexive association between a ringing bell and food
C)that salivating at the sound of a bell would be reinforced by food
D)learned helplessness because of being restrained by the harness

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According to Rescorla, the dogs had learned that the sound of the bell was a reliable signal that predicted the arrival of food. This suggests that the dogs had formed an association between the two stimuli, and that the bell had become a conditioned stimulus capable of eliciting a conditioned response (salivation).

In Pavlov's Original Experiments, Dogs Were Classically Conditioned to Respond