by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 17, 2025 | History of Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The history of psychotherapy moves not in a straight line but in a spiral picking up insights from unexpected sources and transforming them into healing practices. The behavioral tradition in psychology represents one of the most influential and practically...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 17, 2025 | Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Burrhus Frederic Skinner stands as perhaps the most influential and most misunderstood figure in the history of behavioral psychology. He did not merely study behavior. He sought to develop a comprehensive science capable of predicting and controlling it, a science...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 17, 2025 | Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Edward Thorndike: The Architect of Learning Through Consequences While Ivan Pavlov was measuring salivary secretions in St. Petersburg, an American psychologist was watching cats struggle to escape from puzzle boxes in a basement laboratory, and in doing so laying the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 20, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Who was B.F. Skinner? B.F. Skinner was one of the most influential and controversial psychologists of the 20th century. As the father of radical behaviorism, he revolutionized our understanding of learning, behavior, and conditioning. His pioneering work in operant...
