Pavlov's dogs learned to salivate to a particular tone but not to other similar tones and buzzers. This process is called:

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Discrimination is the ability to distinguish between similar stimuli and to respond differently to them. In this case, Pavlov's dogs learned to respond (salivate) to a particular tone but not to other similar tones and buzzers, showing discrimination of stimuli. Sensitization refers to an increase in response to a stimulus over time, extinction refers to the gradual decrease in the strength or frequency of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer followed by the unconditioned stimulus, and habituation refers to a decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposure to it. None of these processes fully explain the dogs' ability to respond selectively to a specific tone.

Pavlov's Dogs Learned to Salivate to a Particular Tone but Not