The Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov discovered that ________.
A) dogs would salivate to the sound of a ticking metronome due to habituation
B) dogs would salivate to the sounds of a ticking metronome due to reflexology
C) dogs would salivate to the sound of a ticking metronome due to a learned reflexive response called conditioning
D) dogs would salivate to the sounds of a ticking metronome due to their fear response

Question

The Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov discovered that ________.
A) dogs would salivate to the sound of a ticking metronome due to habituation 
B) dogs would salivate to the sounds of a ticking metronome due to reflexology
C) dogs would salivate to the sound of a ticking metronome due to a learned reflexive response called conditioning 
D) dogs would salivate to the sounds of a ticking metronome due to their fear response

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Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning, where dogs would salivate in response to a learned auditory stimulus (a metronome) after pairing it with food (the unconditioned stimulus). This demonstrated the formation of a learned reflexive response.

The Russian Physiologist Ivan Pavlov Discovered That ________