CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The dogs salivating for food is the unconditioned response in Pavlov’s experiment. A conditioned stimulus is a stimulus that can eventually trigger a conditioned response. In the described experiment, the conditioned stimulus was the ringing of the bell, and the conditioned response was salivation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bell had become the conditioned stimulus and salivation had become the conditioned response. The dogs had learnt to associate the bell with the food and the sound of the bell and salivation was triggered by the sound of the bell. Pavlov showed that classical conditioning leads to learning by association.

Detailed explanation-3: -During Conditioning In Pavlov’s experiment, the neutral stimulus is the ringing of the bell. To condition the dogs to the bell, Pavlov paired the meat powder (UCS) with the bell (NS). Over time, the neutral stimulus started to elicit the salivation response in the dogs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Salivation is one such conditioned reflex; it occurs only when a person is conscious of the presence of food or when one imagines food.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Unconditioned Stimulus in Pavlov’s Experiment Salivation occurred automatically and without the dogs’ conscious effort when they smelled the food. This response required no learning. The food was an unconditioned stimulus because it prompted a reflexive response.