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Article: Pavlov's dogs and American education: for the past century, behavioral psychology and revolutionary socialism have combined to wreak educational and social havoc.(HISTORY--PAST AND PERSPECTIVE)
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- The New American
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- September 29, 2008
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You might ask, what have Pavlov's dogs got to do with educating American children? More than you think.
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, the Russian experimental psychologist, was born in 1849 in the town of Rayazan. His father was a priest, and he was raised in the Russian Orthodox tradition. He was attracted to the study of science, and in 1870 entered St. Petersburg University. In 1875, he got his degree in Natural Sciences. He then went on to study medicine, after which he entered the Veterinary Institute where he stayed for 10 years doing research on digestion.
After a visit to Germany, where he studied at the laboratories of ...