The Sun-Paul must consider only one thing: what is the relation of this or that external reaction of the animal to the phenomena of the external world?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Pavlov questions how an animal's external actions relate to phenomena in the outside world.
- In plain terms
- What is the relationship between the animal's reaction and the outside world?
- What can you take from it?
- Observe how external stimuli influence behavior.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do external factors change your reactions?
- What phenomena affect you most?
Another view
This specific phrasing assumes a translation of Pavlov's original work.
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