On 2013-09-26, at 10:14 AM, michael sylvester wrote: > > In his original classical conditioning experiment,Pavlov used
> a) a bell > b) a metronome > c) both > To which Chris Green responded: > Both, but it depends on what you mean by "original." and to which I demur: Evidence that Pavolv used a bell in classical conditioning, especially the ding-dong type invariably shown in illustrations, is weak to non-existent. It appears to be one of the great myths of psychology, on a par with Freud's alleged iceberg metaphor. There is no mention of one in his major work _Conditioned Reflexes_, and none is shown used in classical conditioning in the great Russian director Pudovkin's silent film "Mechanics of the Brain" (1926) [Mekhanika Golovnovo Mozga] which depicts work in Pavlov's laboratory. I know because I watched it. What sources do exist pointing to one are untrustworthy (Time magazine, for example). But Pavlov did use a metronome. I looked into this at one time with the thought of doing something about it, and I have some idea of when and where the myth originated. So far I've done nothing, but I'm keeping quiet just in case I ever do. Stephen -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca --------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=28136 or send a blank email to leave-28136-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
