• Kellamity@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Pavlov’s dog is not notable for showing that dogs could be conditioned (bell = food time)

    What it did was show that a conditional response (bell = food time) could cause a reflexive response (saliva)

    Classical conditioning is not the same as associative learning.

    Pavlov’s dog is not about associating Thing A with Thing B - that didn’t need a russian scientist to prove.