The proponents of classical and operant conditioning are Ivan Pavlov (1849鈥 1936) and Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904鈥 1990), respectively. This chapter explores the principles underlying classical and operant conditioning. Also discussed is how each theory may be applied in furtherance of science ...
Learn about the life of Ivan Pavlov, a physiologist whose discovery of classical conditioning heavily influenced the behaviorist movement.
(c) Ivan Pavlov (d) B.F. Skinner Contingency Theory: The contingency theory for classical conditioning argues that the learning that occurs through association relies on the sequence in which it occurs, making conditioning ''contingent'' on other ...