Pavlov believed that presenting the CS at nearly the same time as the UCS caused a connection in the brain to form so that the animal treated the CS as if it were the UCS. Psychologists today believe that the animal

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Psychologists today believe that the animal uses the CS as a predictor that the UCS is coming. This means that the animal learns to expect the UCS when presented with the CS, rather than treating the CS as if it were the UCS or using it as a positive reinforcer. This is known as Pavlovian or classical conditioning.

Pavlov Believed That Presenting the CS at Nearly the Same