CHARLOTTE OBSERVER COMIC

This comic doesn't need much explanation! It is relating to Pavlov's classical conditioning. In classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with a stimulus that triggers an automatic response. After awhile, the neutral stimulus by itself triggers the same automatic response. For example, Pavlov's dogs were conditioned to salivate at the sound of a tone. In this comic, the men hear a sound of a top opening and automatically get hungry and run towards the food. The mens' behavior and automatic response is just like Pavlov's dogs.