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The Contemplative Series 02 : Ivan Pavlov
“The conditioned reflex is a temporary connection between an external stimulus and a response of the organism, established under definite conditions and reproducible whenever these conditions are repeated.”— Ivan Pavlov,...
The Contemplative Series 02 : Ivan Pavlov
“The conditioned reflex is a temporary connection between an external stimulus and a response of the organism, established under definite conditions and reproducible whenever these conditions are repeated.”— Ivan Pavlov,...

The Contemplative Series 03 : Burrhus Frederic ...
“A person does not act upon the world, the world acts upon him—but by arranging the consequences of behavior, we can arrange the behavior itself.”— B.F. Skinner, Science and Human...
The Contemplative Series 03 : Burrhus Frederic ...
“A person does not act upon the world, the world acts upon him—but by arranging the consequences of behavior, we can arrange the behavior itself.”— B.F. Skinner, Science and Human...

The Contemplative Series 01 : Albert Bandura
“People learn from one another, such as by modeling, imitation, and observing the consequences of others’ behavior—a process that enables them to avoid the costly trial-and-error of personal experience.”— Albert...
The Contemplative Series 01 : Albert Bandura
“People learn from one another, such as by modeling, imitation, and observing the consequences of others’ behavior—a process that enables them to avoid the costly trial-and-error of personal experience.”— Albert...

The Contemplative Series 07 : Fritz Heider and ...
“Man perceives events and tries to understand their causes; this understanding shapes how he expects others to act in the future.”— Fritz Heider, The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations (1958), adapted...
The Contemplative Series 07 : Fritz Heider and ...
“Man perceives events and tries to understand their causes; this understanding shapes how he expects others to act in the future.”— Fritz Heider, The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations (1958), adapted...

The Contemplative Series 06 : Leon Festinger
“The existence of dissonance, being psychologically uncomfortable, will motivate the person to try to reduce the dissonance and achieve consonance.”— Leon Festinger, A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance (1957) Art created...
The Contemplative Series 06 : Leon Festinger
“The existence of dissonance, being psychologically uncomfortable, will motivate the person to try to reduce the dissonance and achieve consonance.”— Leon Festinger, A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance (1957) Art created...

The Contemplative Series 05 : Daniel Kahnman & ...
“Judgment under uncertainty often rests on a limited number of simplifying heuristics rather than extensive algorithmic processing—an approach that yields efficient decisions but also systematic errors.”— Amos Tversky & Daniel...
The Contemplative Series 05 : Daniel Kahnman & ...
“Judgment under uncertainty often rests on a limited number of simplifying heuristics rather than extensive algorithmic processing—an approach that yields efficient decisions but also systematic errors.”— Amos Tversky & Daniel...