When Pavlov observed that his dogs would salivate at the sound of rattling food dishes, he called these learned involuntary responses__________
A) unconditioned responses.
B) conditioned reflexes.
C) unconditioned stimuli.
D) conditioned stimuli.

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Pavlov's dogs developed a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus (the sound of rattling food dishes) through pairing it with a natural, unlearned response (salivating at the smell of food). This learned response is known as a conditioned reflex, therefore the correct answer is B) conditioned reflexes.

When Pavlov Observed That His Dogs Would Salivate at the Sound