Which of the following events most intrigued Pavlov and led to his discoveries?
A) The dogs seemed to enjoy the food.
B) The assistant salivated along with the dogs when the dogs started to eat.
C) The dogs stopped salivating after seeing the assistant so many times.
D) The dogs started to salivate when they saw Pavlov's assistant and before they got the food.

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Pavlov's most intriguing discovery was that the dogs started to salivate at the mere sight of the assistant who fed them, before they had even received the food. This observation led Pavlov to realize that the dogs had learned to associate the sound of the assistant's footsteps or the sight of his lab coat with the arrival of food, eliciting a conditioned response of salivation. This discovery opened up a whole new field of study in psychology, known as classical conditioning.

Which of the Following Events Most Intrigued Pavlov and Led