Ivan Pavlov rang a bell every time he fed meat powder to dogs.After repeated trials,the dogs began to salivate when they heard the bell,even if there was no food in sight.According to Pavlov,the dogs' salivation in the absence of food,following the ringing of the bell,is called the

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The dogs' salivation in response to the bell (which was previously neutral) is a learned response, and therefore is called a conditioned response. A conditioned stimulus is initially neutral, but after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, it elicits a conditioned response. The unconditioned stimulus is something that naturally and automatically triggers a reflexive response, like the dogs' salivation in response to the meat powder. The initial reflexive response itself is the unconditioned response.

Ivan Pavlov Rang a Bell Every Time He Fed Meat