The Conditioned Reflex (book)

**The Conditioned Reflex** is a book by Ivan Pavlov that explains how animals and humans learn through association. Pavlov discovered that a neutral stimulus, like a bell, can trigger a response, such as salivation, if it's repeatedly paired with a stimulus that naturally causes that response, like food. Over time, the neutral stimulus alone evokes the response, creating a "conditioned reflex." This process shows how behaviors can be learned through repeated associations, providing a foundation for understanding habits, conditioning, and the behaviorist approach in psychology.