This was discovered through the study of Ivan Pavlov, the psychologist who revolutionized classical conditioning, and his dog. ... I was able to compare Pavlov's experiment in the Pavlov's Dog assignment to my mom calling me downstairs from my room by telling it was something "very important". ...
Behavioural therapy is based on the fact that people can learn behaviours through classical conditioning, which was first recorded by Ivan Pavlov at the end of the nineteenth century, and operant conditioning (Skinner, 1953.) who believed that the work of behavioural therapists is focussing in helping their clients to do certain activities, such as encouraging self- assertion and self-understanding to assist them in developing new approaches to dealing with life, incorporate a wide range of cognitive processes including decision-making and problem-solving. ...
