Question

Normally, when food is placed in the mouth of any animal, the salivary glands start releasing saliva to help with chewing and digestion. In terms of Pavlov's analysis of learning, salivation would be referred to as a(n) ________.

Answer 1

Answer:

An unconditioned response.

Explanation:

Pavlov was the process of studying salivation in dogs as a part of a research program on chewing and digestion. This is known as a normal reflex that is under personal choice or control and also called an unlearned evolutionary response.

In terms of Pavlov's analysis of learning, Pavlov built a device that would help to accurately measure the amount of saliva produced by dogs. In the case of Pavlov dogs, the food is called as the stimulus and salivation is called as a response.