Pavlov and His School - The Theory of Conditioned Reflexes

First published in 1937, this title provided fascinating biographical information about Pavlov himself and is a clear and concise account of the theory of conditioned reflexes demanding no extensive knowledge of nervous physiology. One of the most cited psychologists of the twentieth century, his legacy lives on today in many forms.

List of contents

Author's Foreword. 1. Pavlov's Immediate Predecessors: Sechenov and the Behaviourists 2. Pavlov's Theory of Conditioned and Unconditioned Reflexes 3. The Analysis of Complicated Forms of Behaviour from the Standpoint of Conditioned Reflexes 4. Pavlov's Views on the Inhibition of Conditioned Reflexes 5. Pavlov's Theory of Sleep and States Akin to Sleep 6. Experiments with Anthropoid Apes, and the Comparative Physiology of Conditioned Reflexes 7. Pavlov's Theory of Experimental Neuroses 8. Pavlov's Method of Work: His School. Index.

About the author

Professor Y. P. Frolov (1892-1967) was, at the time of original publication, a member of the All Union Institute of Experimental Medicine, Moscow.

Product details

• Authors: Y. P. Frolov
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.06.2025
• EAN: 9781041026679
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4102667-9
• No. of pages: 346
• Series: Psychology Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Experimental Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / History, PSYCHOLOGY / Animal & Comparative Psychology, Animal behaviour, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, Zoology and animal sciences, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism