PAVLOV CONDITIONING


Meaning of PAVLOV CONDITIONING in English

The Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848-1936) conditioned dogs to respond in what proved to be a predictable manner, for example, by first ringing a bell before feeding them and then simply ringing the bell upon which stimulus they would begin to salivate as if they were about to eat.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.