It's called Traditional Conditioning. I'm assuming this is your first time in a psychology class like this.

The basis behind it is your professor will produce something that usually makes your mouth water (ex. a juicy hamburger) in order to create the response. (In clean to make you drool)

After doing this a few times she'll then present a dog toy BEFORE you view the juicy hamburger.
She does this a few hundred times and then willingly...

Well if you regard oreos maybe it's the shape and look of an oreo, the chewtoy that is. Or if you like hotdogs, dialect mayhap it would look like one of those, or maybe she thinks that just any old chewtoy is enough to get you excited enough to drool.

Ivan Pavlov, test the web. I would only be offering my understanding. You would be better served drawing your own conclusions from the information you will find there.

By relating the view of the dog toy with giving you your favorite food. Same principal as Pavlov's Dog.

restful cupcake!!
stimulus, something anyone would like to have or hate so much that will make anyone salivate or kill for it to get.
don't fall for something too easy as pie, you have to be more selective by thinking it over and over and don't be afraid to asked outside opinions.
have fun with your psychology course by debating with your mentor. she'll love you!! ask her to give more examples by relating it to the everyday grind of life. be creative and...

Sounds like exemplary Pavlovian (Ivan Pavlov- Russian physiologist) conditioning.
This was the sequence; and it has to be in this order;
The psychological terms are in parentheses:
Sorority bell (conditioned stimulus)-----> show hungry dog some prepared meat
(unconditioned stimulus)---> dog salivates (retort). Repeat this many times.
Then: Ring bell------(don't show the meat)----->dog salivates
(conditioned effect).
Your teacher...