Experiments
The Little Peter Experiment (Systematic Desensitization) – Mary Cover Jones
A comprehensive academic analysis of Mary Cover Jones's seminal 1924 Little Peter study, pioneering counter-conditioning...
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The Little Albert Experiment (Phobia Conditioning) – John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner
A comprehensive academic analysis of Watson and Rayner's 1920 Little Albert experiment, detailing classical phobia...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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The Learned Helplessness Experiment – Martin Seligman and Steven Maier
A comprehensive academic analysis of Seligman and Maier's foundational 1967 learned helplessness experiments, neurobiology, and...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Backward Conditioning Experiments – Ivan Pavlov
A rigorous academic analysis of Ivan Pavlov's backward conditioning experiments, examining temporal parameters, associative learning,...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Learned Hopelessness Experiment – Bruce Overmier and Martin Seligman
A comprehensive academic analysis of the foundational 1967 Overmier-Seligman learned helplessness experiments, their neurobiology, and...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Habituation of the Orienting Response Experiment – Evgeny Sokolov
A comprehensive academic analysis of Evgeny Sokolov's seminal experiment on the habituation of the orienting...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Punishment of Self-Injurious Behavior Experiment – O. Ivar Lovaas
A comprehensive academic analysis of O. Ivar Lovaas's 1965 experiments using aversive electric shock to...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Application of Operant Conditioning to Autism (Dicky’s Glasses) – Montrose Wolf, Todd Risley, and Hayden Mees
A comprehensive academic analysis of the seminal 1964 Wolf, Risley, and Mees study using operant...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Insight in Pigeons Experiment (Columban Simulations) – Robert Epstein, Robert Lanza, and B.F. Skinner
A comprehensive academic analysis of the Columban simulations by Epstein, Lanza, and Skinner, demonstrating operant...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Token Economy Experiment – Teodoro Ayllon and Nathan Azrin
A comprehensive academic analysis of Teodoro Ayllon and Nathan Azrin's seminal 1968 token economy experiment...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Species-Specific Defense Reactions Experiment – Robert Bolles
A comprehensive academic analysis of Robert Bolles' species-specific defense reactions experiment and its revolutionary impact...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Contrast Effects Experiment (Crespi Effect) – Leo Crespi
A comprehensive academic analysis of Leo Crespi's seminal 1942 contrast effects experiment, examining incentive contrast,...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti