Question

Using the story of Pavlov’s dogs, identify and give an example of two of the four elements of classical conditioning.

One point for each element, one point for each example, one point for a well-written answer

Answer 1

Ivan Pavlov was a Russian scientist interested in studying how digestion works in mammals. He observed and recorded information about dogs and their digestive process. As part of his work, he began to study what triggers dogs to salivate. The two of the four classical conditioning associated with Popov’s dog Experiment are-

• Neutral Stimulus- A stimulus that does not trigger a response (bell)
• Unconditional stimulus-A stimulus triggers a response naturally (dog food)