Behaviorism was born from research done by Ivan Pavlov in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Pavlov’s research into animal digestion led to the recognition that the animals that were being ...

The following is, for the most part, an excerpt of a book chapter I'm working on for an APA book series: Psychologists have a long history of ignoring (e.g., Koch, 1964), not understanding (e.g., ...

My recent article, "Behavior Modification Is Everywhere: Why Education Can’t Afford to Pretend Otherwise," sparked thoughtful, even passionate, comments from readers. These responses highlighted ...

AMONG the psychological theories, the doctrine of Gestalt or ‘configurationism’ has won general attention only recently, thoughit grew contem poraneously with behaviourism. Its importance, however, is ...

Comrades watch as a soldier gets some sleep, Thievpal, France, during WWI(National Library of Scotland; Flickr.com/The Commons) In John Williams’ novel Augustus ...