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Classical Conditioning Classical Conditioning
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
Edward L. Thorndike Edward L. Thorndike

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov discovered a major type of learning, classical conditioning, by accident while conducting experiments on digestion in the early 1900s. He devoted the rest of his life to discovering the underlying principles of classical conditioning.
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Psychology; Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich; Behaviorism; Animal Behavior; Learning; Reflex; Behavior Modification
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