Pavlov
pav·lov
noun
1.
Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)
Origin
Clipping of Pavlov's dog, an experiment which showed a dog can be conditioned to salivate at the ring of a bell, provided food was given the previous times.
Phrases
- Pavlov dog
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