• Kellamity@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    Pavlov’s dog is not notable for showing that dogs could be conditioned (bell = food time)

    What it did was show that a conditional response (bell = food time) could cause a reflexive response (saliva)

    Classical conditioning is not the same as associative learning.

    Pavlov’s dog is not about associating Thing A with Thing B - that didn’t need a russian scientist to prove.

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      10 months ago

      I didn’t know that! Also apparently the Barenaked Ladies had it right when they wrote Brian Wilson:

      It’s a matter of instinct

      It’s a matter of conditioning and a matter of fact

      You can call me Pavlov’s Dog

      Ring a bell and I’ll salivate