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...
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Psychological Experiments
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Conditioned Emotional Response Experiment (Conditioned Suppression) – William Estes and B.F. Skinner
A comprehensive academic analysis of the seminal 1941 Estes-Skinner conditioned emotional response experiment and its...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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