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Pavlov's classical conditioning: from dog experiments to human behavior

Classical conditioning is a learning theory of behavioral psychology that recognizes a specific response to a specific occurrence. Dr. IRA Pavlov discovered it in his famous experiments with a dog, which heard the sound of a bell and learned to associate it with a treat.

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Seligman's learned helplessness theory in low-income families

Skinner's theory of behaviorism was a dominant theoretical model of psychology for many decades, but in the 1960s Martin Seligman and his colleagues conducted a series of experiments on dogs that seemed to question many of behaviorism's tenets (Shields 1997).

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Objective research methodology in psychological science

Nothing is more important to the advancement of psychology than objective research that leads to new ideas and discoveries about the human psyche and the workings of the mind.

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Four major branches of personality theory and assessment methods

Though there are almost as many ways of looking at psychology and personality as there are psychologists, there are currently four main branches in the psychological study of personality.

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Grossman's analysis of physiological and psychological responses in combat

Dave Grossman in his book on Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace uses his expertise from his military service to describe and characterize the two aspects cited in the title, the psychological and the physiological factors in combat.

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Juvenile sexual abuse victimization and violent criminal behavior

It appears that the theoretical frameworks of behaviorism and cognitive psychology will be most applicable to the subject.

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Eric Erikson's eight stages of psychosocial development

Eric Erikson is a founding member of developmental psychology. His theories have become a sort of cornerstone, from which many have built basic ideas about human development from infancy to adulthood.

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Wilpert, Mowday, and Robertson's perspectives on organizational behavior

Wilpert, B. (1995). Organizational behavior. In his review of organizational behavior and psychology, Wilpert (1995) reviews subjects pertinent to the field of psychology and organizational behavior and leadership, including language, technology, leadership and social constructs created in the…

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Cooley's looking-glass self and primary groups in modern society

Cooley left two important legacies in the field of social psychology, which pertains to his study of the self in the context of the changing human society.

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Human behavior observation in a supermarket setting

Human behavior is largely defined in the field of psychology as a result of the interaction of mental states and immediate social situations (Lewin, 1951, p.12).

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