Pavlov’s Dogs refers to the groundbreaking experiments conducted by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which laid the foundation for the theory of classical conditioning in psychology. These experiments focused on the study of conditioned reflexes, providing a key insight into how learning and […]
Jean-Martin Charcot, a 19th-century French neurologist at the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, made significant contributions to the study of hysteria, a complex psychological disorder characterized by a wide range of physical and emotional symptoms. Charcot’s work on hysteria is notable for its innovative approach to understanding and treating what was […]
Prospect Theory, developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979, revolutionized the field of economics and psychology by introducing a realistic way of understanding how people make decisions under risk and uncertainty. This theory contrasts with the classical economic theory of expected utility, which assumes that individuals act rationally […]
John B. Watson’s behaviourism, introduced in the early 20th century, revolutionized the field of psychology by shifting the focus from the introspection of mental states to the observable behaviours of individuals. Watson, often recognized as the father of behaviourism, argued that psychology should be a natural science, objective and experimental, […]
