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    associated with Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov. Pavlov was studying digestive process in dogs when he discovered that the dogs salivated before they received their food. In fact‚ after repeated pairing of the lab attendant and the food‚ the dogs started to salivate at the sight of the lab assistants. Pavlov coined these phenomena “psychic secretions." He noted that dogs were not only responding to a biological need (hunger)‚ but also a need developed by learning. Pavlov spent the rest of life researching

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    or set of experiences (Ricker‚ 2013). Learning can be achieved in a variety of approaches‚ classical‚ and operant conditioning as well as positive reinforcement. The classical and operant conditioning methods were derived by B. F. Skinner and Ivan Pavlov. Kowalski and Westen (2011) noted‚ “Classical conditioning as learning in which an environmental stimulus produces a response in an organism” (p. 164). Operant conditioning is “learning that results when an individual associates a response that

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    Foundation . (2011‚ March). A Brief Survey of Operant Behavior. Retrieved March 22‚ 2011‚ from B.F. Skinner Foundation: Retrieved March 02‚ 2012 from http://www.bfskinner.org/BFSkinner/AboutSkinner.html Clark‚ R. E. (2004). The Classical Origins of Pavlov ’s Conditioning Integrative Physiological & Behavioral Science‚ 39(4)‚ 279-294 Retrieved March 02‚ 2012 from EBSCOHost Database Hergenhahn‚ B. R.‚ & Olson‚ M. H. (2005) An introduction to theories of learning (7th ed.) Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson/Prentice

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    Perspectives Research Paper: Behaviorism Psychologists have closely studied behaviorism over many years. Until the 1960’s‚ Behaviorism was the most influential school of thought in American psychology. John B. Watson is considered to be the father of Behaviorism‚ stating that behavior is observable and measurable and therefore‚ objective and scientific. The Father of Behaviorism John B. Watson was born on January 9‚ 1878. At the tender age of 16 he attended Furman University‚ graduating 5 years

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    There are two different theories related to the behaviourist approach in psychology‚ both explanations provide a valid perspective on with relevant applications of these theories and evidence to support these perspectives. These specific theories focus on why an individual may behave in a certain way. Classical conditioning and operate conditioning both explain the behaviourist approach in a simplified account and can help us grasp an understanding of why an individual may choose to behave in a

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    Psychology Is Psychology a Science? In order to determine if psychology is a science or not it is important to understand what being a science means. The word comes from the Latin ‘scientia’ and refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. This is done by formulating theories through observation and experimentation of phenomena in the natural world. In the natural sciences all theories are be objective meaning free from researcher bias and contain variables which can be clearly stated. In psychology

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    two main psychologist’s associated with this perspective were‚ Pavlov and Skinner. Both theorists had two different processes involved‚ but they both explained that all types of behaviour is a result of learning‚ this being through‚ shyness‚ aggression‚ happiness and depression. Classical conditioning: Classical conditioning was developed by Ivan Pavlov 1849-1963‚ Pavlov worked with dogs to see how their digestive systems worked‚ Pavlov attached the dogs to a harness and he attached monitors to their

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    Foundations of Psychology Cristina de l’Aigle-Barnett PSY 300 – General Psychology October 27‚ 2014 Berish Lindsay-Strother Foundations of Psychology Psychology is the process of understanding ones mental processes such as how and why one thinks‚ feels‚ and behaves the way they do. Psychology is the process by which the scientific method is used to better understand and test these processes (Allport‚ 1985). Psychology was established as a means to blends these two differing schools of thought into

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    well known as being research by Ivan Pavlov‚ one of the behaviorists who influenced Skinner. Operant conditioning is changing and conditioning a behavior through reinforcement‚ whether the reinforcement is positive‚

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    environment. Behaviorist believe that our responses to environmental stimuli shape our behavior. There are two types of conditioning‚ classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning was studied by the Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov‚ he demonstrated that dogs could learn to associate a neutral stimulus‚ such as the sound of a bell‚ with an automatic behavior‚ such as reflexively salivating to food. He believed he had discovered the mechanism by which all behaviors were learned

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