Riddle

You will have this response if you would go salivating at the mention of a cheeseburger.

Choose an answer

A.A hunger pang
B.A reflex
C.A craving
D.Pavlovian
Hint: It's a word with 9 letters, starting with "P".

Answer

Pavlovian

Why this is the answer

Pavlov's experiments showed that a learned cue, like the mention of food, can trigger an automatic physical reaction such as salivating, a "pavlovian" response.

This riddle is filed under Hard/Difficult Riddles and rated Medium.