Pavlov’s Cockroach Experiment: Classical Conditioning of Salivation in an Insect
It must be from a research based article/peer reviewed journal and conducted within the last
twenty years (1999 or later).
Questions to address in your two page paper:
1. What experiment did you read?
2. What did the experiment consist of? (Be specific and detailed)
3. What did you expect to learn from the experiment? What was your hypothesis?
4. How did the experimenter measure the results?
5. What were the results? Was your hypothesis true?

6. Were there any complications or frustrations related to the experiment that the researcher
addressed?
Your paper should include the following:
Double-spaced
Title Page (APA style)
Body of Paper (At least 3 paragraphs with complete sentences. Do not state the questions and
answer them. Answer them in paragraph/proper sentence form)
• Description of experiment including what is classical conditioning
• What you expected from the experiment/Hypothesis
• Measurement of Learning
• Results
• Conclusion