Question

In the basic experiment of Pavlov on conditioning food is the:

• A. Conditioned stimulus
• B. Conditioned response
• C. Unconditioned response
• D. Unconditioned stimulus

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Unconditioned stimulus

The basic experiment of Ivan Pavlov on conditioning food is known as classical conditioning. In this experiment, Pavlov rang a bell before feeding dogs, and over time the dogs learned to associate the bell with food. This process of learning is called classical conditioning. 

Here are some details about Pavlov's experiment: 

• Discovery

  Pavlov discovered classical conditioning by accident while studying dog digestion. He noticed that the dogs' reactions to food changed over time. 

• Process

  Pavlov repeatedly paired a neutral stimulus (the bell) with a natural response (salivating to food). Eventually, the dogs learned to associate the bell with food and would salivate at the sound of the bell alone. 

• Theory

  Pavlov's experiment and its association between positive and neutral stimuli became the foundation of classical conditioning theory. 

• Generalization

  In psychology, generalization is the tendency to respond in the same way to stimuli similar to the original conditioned stimulus. For example, if a dog is conditioned to salivate to the sound of a bell, it may later salivate to a higher-pitched bell