The "psychic secretions" that Pavlov initially considered an annoyance were
A) unconditioned responses.
B) unconditioned stimuli.
C) conditioned responses.
D) conditioned stimuli.

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The "psychic secretions" that Pavlov initially considered an annoyance were actually conditioned responses. These were responses (salivation in this case) that the dogs in his experiments began to exhibit in anticipation of food after being associated with a previously neutral stimulus (like a bell), which had become a conditioned stimulus through repeated pairings with the unconditioned stimulus (food).

The "Psychic Secretions" That Pavlov Initially Considered an Annoyance Were