Question

Pavlov was conducting research on _____ before he started researching associations.

Answer 1

Answer: Involuntary reaction (salivation) could occur in response to an unrelated stimulus ( sound of a bell)

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The answer to this question is Salvation
Pavlov conduct this research to make sure that the salivation process being done by the dogs is not a result of normal biological process and deepen his understanding on why and how the salivation works.
After making sure that there is no correlation, then he started to teach the associations in order to know whether external stimuli could influence it.