A main outcome of Pavlov’s research is that a neutral stimulus can become a conditioned stimulus only in the presence of an unconditioned stimulus that triggers an unlearned response.
The classic conditioning -Pavlov conditioning- is an associative learning way. It is a behavior in which stimuli and responses are associated.
In Pavlov's conditioning, an unconditioned stimulus that usually induces a given response is associated with another conditioned stimulus -neutral- that does not provoke any response by itself.
Let us review a few concepts,
Initially, an unconditioned stimulus does not provoke any response, but after enough exposure to conditioned and unconditioned stimuli together, the simple presence of unconditioned stimuli induces conditioned responses. In this aspect, the subject has learned to predict or anticipate the unconditioned stimulus.
The classic example is the one in which a dog increases its salivation secretion as an unconditioned response when it sees food -the unconditioned stimulus-.
If the unconditionated stimulus is associated with the sound of a ring bell or a light -conditioned stimulus-, after a certain time, the dog will secrete saliva when hearing the ring bell soung or seeing the light.
If the conditioned stimulus is associated with a bad experience, there is an aversion response or conditioned fear.
The main outcome of Ivan Pavlov’s research is that a neutral stimulus can become a conditioned stimulus? Yes, but only in the presence of another unconditioned stimulus (food) that triggers an unlearned response (salivation).
You can learn more about Pavlov's conditioning at
https://brainly.com/question/24172792
#SPJ1
