-
Iván Petróvich Pávlov Michailovich Sechenov
He studied at the Saint Petersburg State University.
He derived from his experiments, the theory of classical conditioning, which consisted of stimulus-response learning.
He was great influence on the scientific method in psychology. -
Edward Lee Thorndike
He studied at the University of Colorado
His contribution was learning by trial / error and the law of effect
He studied about animal behavior and which allowed him to develop the theory of connectionism -
John Broadus Watson
He studied at Furman University and the University of Chicago.
He founded the behavioral psychological school that he inaugurated in 1913.
He was known for his controversial experiment with little Albert where he claimed to demonstrate the principles of classical conditioning. -
Clark Leonard Hull
He studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He contributed to neo-behaviorism thanks to his work on learning and motivation.
Its central concept was the habit -
Edwin Ray Guthrie
He studied at the University of Nebraska and the University of Pennsylvania.
He contributed his theory of association-based learning.
Guthrie's basic principles reflected the idea of contiguity of stimuli and responses. -
Burrhus Frederic Skinner
He proposed the extended use of psychological behavior modification techniques, mainly operant conditioning.
He reformulated Thorndike's law of effect as the law of reinforcement.
