Pavlov noticed that dogs began salivating at the mere sight of the person who regularly brought food to them. For the dogs, the sight of this person was a(n)

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Pavlov's experiment involved classical conditioning, which is the process of associating an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) with a neutral stimulus (NS) to eventually produce a conditioned response (CR). In this case, food was the UCS that naturally elicited salivation (UCR) in the dogs. The neutral stimulus was the person who brought the food. However, after repeatedly pairing the sight of the person with the presentation of food, the person became a conditioned stimulus (CS) that now elicits salivation (CR) in the dogs.

Pavlov Noticed That Dogs Began Salivating at the Mere Sight