It was extraordinarily lucky that he began with the salivary reflex. There seems to be no other response quite so simple. Other glandular secretions, for example, tears or sweat, are by no means so easy to control, and we have heard today something of the enormous complexity of conditioned cardiac responses. (p. 651)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 50: Some Responses to the Stimulus “Pavlov”. Quote 16
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