In Pavlov's original experiments, dogs were classically conditioned to respond to the ringing of a bell with salivation.According to Robert Rescorla, what had the dogs learned?

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According to Rescorla, classical conditioning occurs when a conditioned stimulus reliably predicts the presentation of an unconditioned stimulus. In Pavlov's experiment, the ringing of the bell (conditioned stimulus) reliably predicted that food would follow (unconditioned stimulus), leading the dogs to learn this association and respond with salivation to the sound of the bell. Therefore, the dogs had learned that the bell was a signal that reliably predicted that food would follow.

In Pavlov's Original Experiments, Dogs Were Classically Conditioned to Respond