Ivan Pavlov

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This paper presents a biography of Ivan Pavlov's life, with special attention to his upbringing and education. The paper traces the influences in Pavlov's life that caused him to leave religion behind and become interested in psychiatry. The paper also describes Pavlov's theories of conditioned responses and his contributions to modern psychology.

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"Born September 14, 1849 at Ryanzan where his father Peter Dmitrievich Pavlov was a village priest, Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was educated first at the church school and then at the theological seminary in Ryanzan (Ivan 1967).
He was so inspired by the progressive ideas of the eminent Russian literary critic D. I. Pisarev and by I. M. Sechenov, the father of Russian physiology, that Pavlov abandoned his religious career to devote his life to science, and in 1870, enrolled in the physics and mathematics faculty to study natural science (Ivan 1967). Ivan Pavlov's contributions to psychology are among the most important in the history of psychology (Dewsbury 933)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dewsbury, Donald A. (1997). History of Psychology: Pavlov's Contribution In Celebration of the Centennial of Ivan P. Pavlov's (1897/1902) the Work of the Digestive Glands. American Psychologist. Volume: 52. Issue: 9. Pp. 933,
• Ivan Pavlov: Biography. (1967). From Nobel Lectures, Physiology or Medicine 1901-1921. Elsevier Publishing Company; Amsterdam. Retrieved April 09 2006 from: http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/1904/pavlov-bio.html
• Krugman, Herbert E. (1994 November 01). Pavlov's dog and the future of consumer psychology. Journal of Advertising Research. Retrieved April 09 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
• Windholz, George. (1997). Ivan P. Pavlov: An Overview of His Life and Psychological Work. American Psychologist. Volume: 52. Issue: 9. Pp. 941,942

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