Social Scientist Research and Presentation Assignment Ivan Pavlov Social Scientist Research and Presentation Assignment

Early Life Born on September 14, 1849 in Ryazan, Russia Oldest of 10 children His father was the village priest His mother was the daughter of a priest

Education First attended the Ryazan Ecclesiastical High School to be a priest Inspired by Charles Darwin's The Origin of the Species Enrolled at the University of Saint Petersburg Got the degree of Candidate of Natural Sciences Proceeded to the Academy of Medical Surgery where he received his doctorate

Field of Research Contributed to the field of Psychology, however he was not a Psychologist Had a major influence on both the fields of Behaviorism and the Learning Theory Originally a natural scientist, Pavlov accidentally stumbled upon his theory of Classical Conditioning, pushing him into the field of Psychology.

Pavlov’s Dogs

Classical Conditioning

Furthering the Disciplines Didn't like the field of psychology Major influence on Behaviorism His work on the study of conditioning was used by some behaviorists as a form of learning His discovery and research on reflexes influenced the growing behaviorist movement His work was often sited by John B. Watson

Credibility and Validity Arguments against involved: the organism’s ability to detect the differences between the stimuli Responding to only one or a few stimuli Largely accepted as true Expanded upon and brought into the larger category of behaviorism later on

Importance of Credibility Used to train animals Helps deal with modern psychological issues such as: Anxiety Phobias Addiction

Death Died of double pneumonia on February 27, 1936 at aged 86 in Leningrad, Soviet Union His remains are buried in the Volkovskoye Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg Now has a memorial museum in Ryazan, in his former home

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