Classical conditioning- Pavlov

• aim- Pavlov showed digs could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell if that sound was repeatedly presented at the same time they were given food
• Procedure:

  • metronome was used as a neutral stimulus
  • alone the metronome didn’t elicit a response from the dogs
  • the clicking metronome was introduced just before he gave food to the dogs and after a number of repeats, the metronome was presented by itself
  • the sound of the metronome itself now caused an increase in salivation
  • the dogs associated the sound of the metronome with the pleasure of being fed