Ivan Pavlov studied the reflexive flow of saliva in dogs. He used meat powder to trigger the salivation. It was later observed that the salivation occurred even before the food was placed in its mouth-at the sight of the food dish. The food dish acted as a(n) ________.
A) unconditioned response
B) unconditioned stimulus
C) conditioned response
D) conditioned stimulus

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The food dish served as a conditioned stimulus because it became associated with the unconditioned stimulus (meat powder) and eventually triggered a conditioned response (salivation) even without the presence of the unconditioned stimulus.

Ivan Pavlov Studied the Reflexive Flow of Saliva in Dogs