The Identity of Inhibition with Sleep and Hypnosis

by Ivan Pavlov

This classic article by the eminent physiologist and psychologist Ivan Pavlov was first delivered in the form of a lecture at the University of Chicago in July 1923. In the article Pavlov draws on his seminal research into classical conditioning conducted with dogs.The Identity of Inhibition with Sleep and Hypnosis (Kindle edition) forms part of an initiative by the website www.all-about-psychology.com to make important, insightful and engaging psychology publications widely available.

Genres: Psychology

9 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 17, 2011

About the author

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was a Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904 for research pertaining to the digestive system. Pavlov is widely known for first describing the phenomenon of classical conditioning.