Name:
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
Dates:
Born: September 14, 1849 in Ryazan, Russia
Died: February 27, 1936 in Leningrad, USSR
Nobel Prize: 1904
Biography:
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936) originally wanted to have a career in religion, but he
abandoned that in favor of science. Under his direction, the Department of Physiology
at the Institute of Experimental Medicine became one of the most productive and
important research centers in the world when it came to physiology.
It was here between 1891 and 1900 that he performed most of his studies on behavior and digestion. By studying the development of conditional reflexes, Pavlov found that it was possible to study psychological phenomena objectively, rather than relying solely on subjective, personal reports.
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