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We found an infant
squirrel in back yard.
Ivan Pavlov…
Pavlov was studying the gastric function (and
salivation) of dogs. He externalized a salivary gland in
each of his dogs, and collected the saliva for analysis.
To trigger salivation, he blew a meat powder with chili
powder into their mouths.
But he noticed that they also salivated from the sound of
footsteps of his technicians on the platform on which the
dogs were placed—before they were given meat powder.
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Unfortunately, Watson was smitten by his
lovely assistant…
When his, errrr, indiscretion was
discovered, his academic career was over.
So he divorced his wife, married his
assistant, and went into advertising!
Watson’s genius…
Watson created an advertising
campaign that has been used down to
the present day
The paradigm that he used –
conditioned emotional response – is
now more widely used than ever.
The campaign…
Baby (UCS) Awwwwww! (UCR)
Add to this event which comes just before or at
the same time…
Baby powder (CS) (CR)
Baby (UCS) Awwwwww! (UCR)