Ivan Pavlov is perhaps best known for his research in conditioning behaviour in dogs, but aside from training dogs to start salivating at the sound of a little bell Pavlov was also involved in many other important areas of physiology and psychology. What are the contributions of Ivan Pavlov to psychology? Ivan Pavlov was born […]

What were the contributions of Abraham Maslow to psychology? Abraham Maslow was a very influential American psychologist working in the 20th century who developed a number of important theories during his career, including the humanist theory of self-actualisation and the Hierarchy of Needs. Abraham Maslow was born in 1908, the eldest the son of Russian […]

Who was William James in Psychology? William James was a highly influential figure in the joint fields of psychology, philosophy, and physiology, and a self confessed “moral psychologist”. One of his best known works is The Principles of Psychology (1890), a 1,500 page discussion on a variety of different subjects, that includes chapters on “The […]