Question

In Pavlov’s classical conditioning experiment, he presented the sound of a bell along with meat powder to his dogs. After several trials, the dogs learned to salivate to the sound of the bell in the absence of the meat powder. In this study, the sound of the bell acted as a(n) _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

unconditioned Stimulus

Explanation:

Pavlov's classical conditioning experiments result in getting a reaction from the unconditioned stimulus which was earlier triggered by a neutral stimulus. Pavlov's noticed that dog secrets saliva on viewing the food attender and it inspired him to conduct the experiment. Then he arranged a bell in the hall and the bell was rung each time when the attendant arrived. Later the result was that the neutral stimulus food was replaced by the unconditioned stimulus (bell) and reaction (saliva) was obtained.