AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Classical conditioning is learning through association and was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov. Pavlov showed that dogs could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell if that sound was repeatedly presented at the same time that they were given food.

Detailed explanation-2: -Russian physiologist Igor Pavlov, working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, showed that dogs can be taught-”conditioned”-to expect food (and therefore to salivate) when presented with a stimulus like a ringing bell.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pavlov’s Theory of Classical Conditioning Based on his observations, Pavlov suggested that the salivation was a learned response. Pavlov’s dog subjects were responding to the sight of the research assistants’ white lab coats, which the animals had come to associate with the presentation of food.