In his original studies of digestion, Pavlov placed food on a dog's tongue to make the dog salivate. In this situation, the dog's salivating was a (n) :

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Makena Holloway

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20 November, 20:26

In his original studies of digestion, Pavlov placed food on a dog's tongue to make the dog salivate. In this situation, the dog's salivating was a (n) :

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Mark West · Answer 1

unconditioned response (UCR).

Explanation:

Unconditioned response (UCR) -

In an organism, unconditioned response is generated from the unconditioned stimulus.

These are the cases where the organism response in a very normal and natural manner to any external or internal stimulus.

These behaviors are not taught by anyone.

Hence, from the scenario of the question, the dog's salivating was an unconditioned response (UCR).