In a Classical Conditioning Experiment, One Group of Dogs First

Short Answer

In a classical conditioning experiment, one group of dogs first hears a tone and then receives food, while another group of dogs receives food and then hears a tone. Following this, the researcher measures how much the dogs in each group salivate when they simply hear the tone. In this experiment, the order in which tone and food are presented is the _________ variable, while the amount of salivation to the tone is the _________ variable.