Multiple choice

Pavlov's initial interest in classical conditioning was stimulated when he observed his research dogs salivating at the sight of

  1. food

  2. the attendants

  3. saliva

  4. the food dish

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Pavlov discovered classical conditioning when he noticed dogs salivating at the sight of laboratory attendants who typically fed them, not just at the food itself. This observation - that a neutral stimulus (attendants) could trigger the same response as the food itself - led to his groundbreaking experiments on conditioned reflexes.