Richard A. Littman (1994) Bekhterev and Watson Rang Pavlov's Bell:
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Psycoloquy 5(49): Bekhterev and Watson Rang Pavlov's Bell:
BEKHTEREV AND WATSON RANG PAVLOV'S BELL:
A REPLY TO CATANIA'S QUERY
Target Article by Littman on Pavlov-Bell
Richard A. Littman
Department of Psychology
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97403
rlittman@oregon.uoregon.edu
Abstract
Bekhterev's and Watson's research used a bell as a
conditioned stimulus. the bell became identified with conditioning
in the United States because of the notoriety Watson achieved as a
result of championing conditioning as the major source of habit
formation and learning.
Keywords
conditioning, Watson, Bekhterev, behaviorism, Pavlov
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