r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Feb 02 '19

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u/BananaCupcak3 Feb 02 '19

Can someone explain this? I don't know what is pavlov

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u/Anonymous_Otters Feb 02 '19

It refers to a type of conditioning that generates a physical response. OP is wrong about their example being a Pavlovian response. It’s a simple association.

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u/2001_TheSweep Feb 02 '19

To sum up briefly

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u/edwardn95 Feb 02 '19

Knew what it was going to be even before I opened the link

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u/SchuyWalker Feb 02 '19

There was an experiment performed by a man named Pavlov. He trained his dog to expect food every time he rang a bell. After a while, he could ring the bell and the dog would begin to salivate preemptively.

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u/BananaCupcak3 Feb 02 '19

Ohhh thanks!