Ivan Petrovich Pavlov by Julia

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-01-28 14:23:18 UTC

Older Pavlov

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-01-28 14:26:20 UTC

young pavlov

Early Life Object

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-01-28 14:41:41 UTC

His father was a local priest who had greatly encouraged his son to join the clergy.

adulthood object

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-01-28 14:48:10 UTC

Ivan's most famous experiment involved the ringing of a bell which signaled the arrival of food for a dog, working with unconditioned and conditioned responses.

Pavlov's Greatest work

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-01-28 14:55:36 UTC

He studied conditioned reflexes. While studying the canine digestive tract, he found that the stomach released acid without the actual presence of food because of the vagus cranial nerve opposed to the actual food in the animal's stomach. His work is often featured in today's psychology studies.

Quote

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-01-28 15:04:23 UTC

Don't become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin. -Pavlov

Quote

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-01-28 15:04:23 UTC

Perfect as the wing of a bird may be, it will never fly if unsupported by air. Facts are the air of science. Without them, a man of science can never rise - Ivan Pavlov

Christian Controversy

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-01-29 14:19:10 UTC

He was born to a priest of a father and his mother was from a priest's family. He started school in seminary, but somewhere along the road began to become increasingly interested in the natural sciences. After the Revolution of 1917, he was a major critic of the crack down on the church. After the USSR's collapse, many biographers considered him to be a deeply religious man. Such is not the case. Pavlov's letters and his contemporaries's accords call him a materialist.

Shifting environments

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-02-09 01:58:16 UTC

Pavlov lived through the Russian revolution of 1917. Now only was this a shift in political power, but economic as well. The Communist party favored Socialism and looked down upon capitalism. He also lived through one of the world's bloodiest wars, World War One. Having earned many medals awarded to him by the Tsarist government, I can only guess that he attended several social events regarding such awards.

DEAR JOURNAL,

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-02-09 02:07:24 UTC

Whilst I learn within this seminary as my father wishes, I've come into the possession of Darwin's On the Origin of Species. I only read it once I know that my fellow students are asleep. I highly doubt that they would be too pleased with my studying of such texts.
Speaking of studies, my work to become ambidextrous has proved successful. I'm now able to write with both of my hands. I'd like to assume it'll come in handy later.
Charles Darwin and other naturalists just seem to have very thought provoking work. I cannot help but read.
-Younger Pavlov within his studies (not an actual entry, a figment of my imagination)

DEAR JOURNAL,

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-02-09 02:15:15 UTC

I've had that darn nightmare again. The one that harkens back to my earlier studies. The pained sounds still haunt me. Thank the lord, if there is one, that my colleagues have allowed me to use anesthesia on the poor creatures.
People seem to forget about my work with deciphering the varying stages of digestion. They only seem to refer to me as the 'dog man'. Which, is not completely false. I have been finding shed dog hair in the oddest of places, like the inside of my sock and shoe.
I've began to question as to whether I am training and studying the dogs or if the dogs are training and studying me.
-Older Pavlov with his experimentation (not an actual entry, a figment of my imagination)

Imperial Flag

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-02-09 02:30:52 UTC

Pavlov very much preferred Imperial Russia to the new communist one. He wore the medals awarded to him from the imperial government simply to spite the socialist rule. His care for his lab subjects and his stubborn, rebellious attitude made this research project fun.

Sources and documentation

RequiemForAMeme — 2016-02-09 02:34:25 UTC

"Ivan Pavlov." BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, 2016. 28 January 2016. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/i/ivan_pavlov.html

"Prominent Russians: Ivan Pavlov." Ivan Pavlov – Russiapedia Science and Technology Prominent Russians. RT and TV-Novosti, n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2016.
http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/science-and-technology/ivan-pavlov/

Spradley, Joseph L., ed. "Ivan Pavlov." Great Lives From History: Scientists and Science. Vol. II. Ipswich, Massachusetts: EBSCO, 2013. 714-16. Print.