key term - Food Bowl

Definition

A food bowl is a physical object used to serve food to animals, such as dogs. It is associated with the act of eating and can elicit conditioned responses in animals.

Related terms

Conditioned Response:

A learned response that occurs as a result of repeated pairing between a neutral stimulus (like the sound of the food bowl) and an unconditioned stimulus (like food), leading to an automatic reaction (salivation).

Classical Conditioning:

The process by which an organism learns to associate two stimuli together, resulting in the ability to anticipate and respond automatically to one stimulus based on previous experiences.

Unconditioned Stimulus:

A stimulus that naturally triggers an automatic response without any prior learning or conditioning, such as presenting actual food to the dog.