In Pavlov's original research, the dogs only salivated to the sound of the tone if the
A) tone followed the food powder.
B) tone was extremely loud.
C) food powder was presented soon after the tone.
D) tone and the food powder were presented at the same time.
E) tone was heard 30 seconds prior to the food powder being presented.

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The correct answer is that the dogs salivated to the sound of the tone if the food powder was presented soon after the tone. This is because Pavlov's experiments demonstrated classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (the tone) becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus (the food powder) that naturally produces an unconditioned response (salivation). For the conditioning to be effective, the neutral stimulus needs to precede the unconditioned stimulus by a short period, not follow it or be presented simultaneously.

In Pavlov's Original Research, the Dogs Only Salivated to the Sound