Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov famously introduced classical conditioning to the world through the salivation of his dog. His research showed that certain behaviors could be controlled and dictated through certain provocations. Anytime he would introduce his dog to a particular stimulus, be it a bell or a drum beat, he would give the canine some food. Over a period of time, the dog began to associate the bell and the beat with the food that his master gave him. Eventually, through the conditioning process, the dog would salivate just by the ringing of the bell or the beating of the …