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How Ivan Pavlov came up with classical conditioning by experimenting with dogs

A priest by training, he eventually took up medicine and became the first Russian Nobel laureate.

Ramakrishnan M & Makrand Sanghvi
Sep 26, 2017 · 09:00 am
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