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,...
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Experiments
The Two-Factor Theory of Avoidance Experiment – O. Hobart Mowrer
A comprehensive academic analysis of O. Hobart Mowrer's Two-Factor Theory of Avoidance, examining its experimental...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Sensory Preconditioning Experiment – W.J. Brogden
A comprehensive academic analysis of W.J. Brogden's 1939 sensory preconditioning experiment, examining its methodology, theoretical...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Latent Inhibition Experiment – R.E. Lubow and A.U. Moore
A comprehensive academic analysis of Lubow and Moore's seminal 1959 latent inhibition experiment, its theoretical...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Autoshaping Experiment (Sign Tracking) – Paul Brown and Herbert Jenkins
A comprehensive academic analysis of Paul Brown and Herbert Jenkins' 1968 autoshaping experiment, sign-tracking mechanisms,...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Premack Principle Experiment (Relativity of Reinforcement) – David Premack
A comprehensive academic analysis of David Premack's relativity of reinforcement, detailing the 1959 experiment, methodology,...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Instrumental Devaluation Experiment – Julie Colwill and Robert Rescorla
A definitive academic analysis of Colwill and Rescorla's 1985 instrumental devaluation experiment, exploring action-outcome associations...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Truly Random Control Experiment (Contingency vs. Contiguity) – Robert Rescorla
A detailed academic exploration of Robert Rescorla's truly random control experiment, establishing contingency over contiguity...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Misbehavior of Organisms Experiment (Instinctive Drift) – Keller Breland and Marian Breland
A comprehensive academic analysis of Keller and Marian Breland's 1961 study on instinctive drift and...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Transposition Experiment (Relational vs. Absolute Learning) – Kenneth Spence
A comprehensive analysis of Kenneth Spence's neobehaviorist model of transposition, contrasting absolute gradient summation with...
September 12, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Drive Reduction Theory Experiments (Maze Running) – Clark Hull
A comprehensive academic analysis of Clark Hull's drive reduction theory experiments, mathematical learning models, and...
September 12, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Spontaneous Recovery Experiment – Ivan Pavlov
An academic examination of Ivan Pavlov's spontaneous recovery experiment, analyzing conditioned reflexes, extinction dynamics, and...
September 12, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti