Paul wrote... The first person to _discover_ classical conditioning was the first person to be stung by a bee and then wince the next time she saw one. What Pavlov did was to put this discovery into a formal context (theory) that transformed a simple observation into a general system.
Aubyn writes... Suggesting, I suppose, that it was an African after all. **************************************************** Aubyn Fulton, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology & Social Work Pacific Union College Angwin, CA 94508 Office: 707-965-6536 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: Paul Brandon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 9:43 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Re: Was Pavlov the first? At 9:33 PM +0000 5/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >While surfing the Afro networks,I came across a piece that purport to >have evidence that Pavlov was not the first to discover classical >conditioning.It was a black scientist.I will be digging further on >this and post the skinny on the black scientist. The first person to _discover_ classical conditioning was the first person to be stung by a bee and then wince the next time she saw one. What Pavlov did was to put this discovery into a formal context (theory) that transformed a simple observation into a general system. -- The best argument against Intelligent Design is that fact that people believe in it. * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University * * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 * * http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~pkbrando/ * --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=engl ish -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach CanIt if this mail (ID 3428546) is spam: Spam: http://mailgate.puc.edu/canit/b.php?c=s&i=3428546&m=5e2e22714b45 Not spam: http://mailgate.puc.edu/canit/b.php?c=n&i=3428546&m=5e2e22714b45 Forget vote: http://mailgate.puc.edu/canit/b.php?c=f&i=3428546&m=5e2e22714b45 ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
