Several Behavioral theories exist today; however, classical conditioning was one of the first behavioral theories developed by Ivan Pavlov during 1849-1936. ... For example, in Pavlov's dogs, Pavlov introduced an environmental stimulus, such as a bell with a natural stimulus (food), and provided evidence associating both stimuli caused the dogs to salivate eventually to the sound of the bell without the food (Learning Theories, 2013). ... Later, John Watson furthered extended Pavlov's theory to experiment with human beings specifically infants. ...

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