Pavlov's Methodological Behaviorism as a Pre-Socratic Contribution of the Melding of the Differential and Experimental Psychology

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-146

  Furedy, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer metaphor in current "cognitive" psychology; Individual differences; Melding of experimental and differential psychology; Methodological vs. metaphysical behaviorism; Pavlov; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; NICOTINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANXIETY; BEHAVIORISM; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; FEAR; HABITUATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; METAPHYSICS; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NEUROSIS; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0345293188     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S113874160000528X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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