Summary of Paul Kleinman's Psych 101

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist who developed the concept of classical conditioning. He studied the relationship between salivation and digestion, and between autonomic functions and the nervous system. This research led to the development of his most important concept, the conditioned reflex. #2 Pavlov was a Russian scientist who studied the relationship between stimulus and response. He was praised and supported by the Soviet Union, but he was an outspoken critic of the government’s Communist regime and even denounced the government publicly in 1923. He died on February 27, 1936. #3 Classical conditioning is the process of learning something by association. It is the process of learning something by association when a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus, and triggers a conditioned response. #4 Dr. Ivan Pavlov was able to establish these ideas by observing the irregular secretions of nonanesthetized dogs. He initially studied digestion in dogs by measuring the amount of saliva that they had when both edible and nonedible items were introduced. Eventually, he began to notice that the dogs would begin salivating every time an assistant entered the room.