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Classical
Conditioning
Unit%3'%Module%14%Notes%
Classical%Conditioning%
• Ivan%Pavlov’s%Experiment%
• Pavlov%was%conducting%an%experiment%on%the%
role%of%saliva%on%digestion'%the%results%of%his%
experiment,%however,%became%a%benchmark%in%
behavioral%psychology!%
Classical%Conditioning%
Classical%Conditioning%
• Pavlov’s%experiment%
• The%initial%results%of%the%experiment%were%a%
success'%the%dog%salivated%when%the%meat%was%
introduced%
• After%a%period%of%time,%however,%the%dog%
became%familiar%with%the%procedure%and%began%
to%salivate%before%the%meat%arrived%
• Pavlov%decided%to%change%his%experiment%and%
see%if%he%could%train%the%behavior%of%the%dog%by%
causing%it%to%salivate%to%the%sound%of%a%tuning%
fork%rather%than%the%presence%of%meat%
