Dictionary
Avoidance–Avoidance Conflict: Trapped Between Evils
An avoidance–avoidance conflict occurs when an individual is trapped between two mutually exclusive yet equally...
# Neal Miller
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Dictionary
Avoidance Gradient: The Mechanics of Retreat
The avoidance gradient is a fundamental psychological principle describing how an organism's motivation to retreat...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Comparisons
Approach-Avoidance Conflict vs. Double Approach-Avoidance Conflict
An in-depth academic comparison of single approach-avoidance conflict and double approach-avoidance conflict within psychological decision-making...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Approach-Avoidance Conflict: Dynamics of Ambivalence
An in-depth academic examination of approach–avoidance conflict: its theoretical foundations under Lewin and Miller, neurobiology,...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Approach Gradient: The Pull of Desired Goals
The approach gradient describes the systematic acceleration of motivation and behavioral vigor as an organism...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theorists
John Dollard – 1900 1980
A comprehensive academic analysis of John Dollard (1900-1980), detailing his foundational contributions to social learning...
November 1, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Acquired Drive: The Psychology of Learned Motivation
An acquired drive is a learned motivational state developed through conditioning rather than innate biology....
October 5, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis – John Dollard, Neal Miller, Leonard Doob, Orval Mowrer, & Robert Sears
A comprehensive academic examination of the 1939 Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis by Dollard, Miller, Doob, Mowrer, and...
September 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Biofeedback Self-Regulation Paradigm – Neal Miller & Elmer Green
A rigorous academic examination of the biofeedback self-regulation paradigm pioneered by Neal Miller and Elmer...
September 5, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti