What Pavlov's famous experiment taught us about learned behavior Fact checked by Sean Blackburn Even if you don't know a whole lot about psychology, you've probably heard of "Pavlov's dogs" or "Pavlov ...

Everybody knows about Pavlov’s dogs—the pooches who taught us about conditioning by being trained to salivate at the sound of the bell. But what kind of dog did he use? Easily trainable German ...

Pavlov’s dogs made their name in psychology classrooms, but should probably be more famous for their physiology. A Pavlovian response is a physical, not psychological, reaction. And it’s possible that ...

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Researchers are 'training' pieces of plastic to walk under the command of light. The method developed is the first time a synthetic actuator 'learns' to do new 'tricks' based on its past experiences, ...