Ivan Della Mea

The field of behaviorism has been influenced by the work of many psychologists. The two most popular figures in this field are probably Ivan Pavlov and B. F. Skinner. Their theories, Classical and Operant conditioning are still used as part of therapies that have developed since their work has been published. Classical conditioning was developed by Ivan Pavlov in the 1950s. Classical conditioning is a type of behavior modification in which a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus…

which is the person or animal didn’t realize they learned an idea until they use it later on in life. We must be careful of what we do or say because the activities we demonstrate may be repeated. Classical conditioning was accidental discovery by Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist while studying the digestion of dogs. Classical conditioning can be described as a set of procedures used to observe how a person or animal learns how to events relate to each other. The four types of classical…

Conditioning Classical conditioning refers to a kind of learning in which a stimulus obtains the ability to evoke a response which was initially evoked by a different stimulus (Weiten, 2010, p. 225). Classical conditioning is a learning theory developed by Ivan Pavlov (Olson & Hergenhahn, 2009, p.30), a Russian physiologist, in about 1900 (Weiten, 2010, p. 225) when he made an accidental discovery upon noticing that dogs salivate at the sight of food during his study of the digestive tract…

Introduction John B. Watson described psychology as “that division of Natural Science which takes human behavior—the doings and sayings, both learned and unlearned—as its subject matter”. Early behaviorists inferred that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, and until today, behaviorists believe that humans’ actions are shaped by responses to environmental stimuli. However, in 1959, Noam Chomsky’s critical review of B. F. Skinner’s Verbal Behavior helped spark the “cognitive…

1. What is the role of classical conditioning in interpreting/understanding the body language of others? Explain. Classical Conditioning is all about how an animal/human learns to predict an upcoming event based on a stimulus. Because of Classical Conditioning which involves brain substrates that work out in specific detail, from sensory input to commands produces motor responses, which is why Classical Conditioning is heavily studied. Through learning about Classical Conditioning it can play a…

Chekhov introduced Ivan as ‘‘a middle-class man who lived with his family on an income of twelve hundred a year’’ (Chekhov, 2004). This tone set by Chekhov depicts the fact that the Dmitritch family household is one which is average. Though it seems like his family is just like the average family and there was nothing special, the protagonist Ivan ‘‘was very satisfied with his lot’’ (Chekhov, 2004). Nevertheless, by making an introductory…

Sociocultural Theory: In my original paper one of the theories I used to back up my arguments was the Sociocultural theory. This theory comes from Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. The concepts of this theory stem from the idea of nature vs nurture (heredity creates who you are vs your interactions with your environment creates who you are). Sociocultural theory leans more towards the nurture side of this concept. Vygotsky’s theory states that a child’s interactions with their social and…

Everyone remembers the classic fairy tale The Sleeping Beauty, but few have experienced the fascinating twist that is presented by the Moscow Festival Ballet. Directed by Sergei Radchenko, the audience is left on the edge of their seat at every stage of the three act performance; from the curse set on The Sleeping Beauty to the moment she falls in love and gets married. The captivating story of the Sleeping Beauty (Princess Aurora) involves multiple elements that all add to the success of the…

Learning theories are central to the discipline of psychology, therefore, impossible to separate the history of learning theories from the history of psychology. Learning defined as a lasting change in behaviours or beliefs that result from experience, the ability to learn provides every living organism with the ability to adapt to changing environments (Skinner, 1938). Learning theories evolved to separate into two perspectives. First, the behaviourist perspective argues that learning be…

observable behavior. Only behavior that could be observed, recorded and measured for any real value for the study of humans or animals. Watson's thinking was significantly influenced by the earlier classical conditioning experiments of Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov.…