Classical salivary conditioning was demonstrated in a classroom setting with the use of experimental control procedures to ensure an actual CR was being displayed and not pseudoconditioning. The significant increase in salivation in the forward conditioning group compared to that of the backward-paired group indicates this method can be used to condition salivation classically in the classroom.
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