Russ finally came through with his reference -- a book review in
Science. The book was Russian Psychology. A Critical History. David
Joravsky. Basil Blackwell, Cambridge, MA, 1989. xxii, 583 pp. + plates.
Stephen, this book will not harm your computer. :-)
Thanks again, Stephen.
Cheers,
Karl W.
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From: sbl...@ubishops.ca [mailto:sbl...@ubishops.ca]
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 1:58 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] Uslovnye: Conditioned or conditional responses
>From the abstract:
"The intellectual terms of Pavlov's transition are evident
in the phrase he chose to replace "psychic secretion"--
"uslovnyi refleks. "This term is commonly translated into
English as "conditioned reflex, "but its original meaning
for Pavlov is better translated as "conditional reflex."
And see also p. 952 where he begins:
"The conceptual dynamics of Pavlov's transition can be
appreciated by considering the term that he chose to replace
"psychic secretion"--"uslovnyi refleks," which
has become known to English speakers as "conditioned
reflex." The Russian phrase, however, can be translated
as either "conditioned reflex" or "conditional reflex."
The latter is much closer to Pavlov's original meaning."
[there's more there on the topic]
Todes, D. (1997). From the machine to the ghost within: Pavlov's
transition from digestive physiology to conditional reflexes. American
Psychologist, 52(9). 947-955
Stephen
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