In his investigations of association learning,Pavlov discovered that dogs' best learning of the association between a metronome and food takes place when the interval between each stimulus is about:
A) 1 second.
B) 0.5 second.
C) 3 seconds.
D) 5 seconds.

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Pavlov found that the optimal interval for dogs to learn the association between a conditioned stimulus (like a metronome) and an unconditioned stimulus (like food) was around 0.5 seconds. This timing allows the conditioned stimulus to effectively predict the unconditioned stimulus, facilitating learning.

In His Investigations of Association Learning,Pavlov Discovered That Dogs' Best