#37 - Pavlovian Conditioning for the Applied Behavior Analyst w/ Dr. Michael Domjan

Dec 1, 2025
1h 24m

Episode Description

In this episode, Zach and Caleb discuss respondent concepts such as habituation, sensitization, and Pavlovian conditioning with Dr. Michael Domjan, and how these processes are relevant in applied clinical practice.

Things to check out from the episode:

Dr. Domjan's Youtube channel:
Introduction to Learning and Behavior: Key Concepts

Dr. Domjan's textbooks discussed during the episode:
The Essentials of Conditioning and Learning, Fifth Edition

Amazon.com: The Principles of Learning and Behavior: 9781285088563: Domjan, Michael P.: Books

References:

  • Breland, K., & Breland, M. (1961). The misbehavior of organisms. American psychologist, 16(11), 681.
  • Groves, P. M., & Thompson, R. F. (1970). Habituation: a dual-process theory. Psychological review, 77(5), 419.
  • Skinner, B. F. (1965). Science and human behavior (No. 92904). Simon and Schuster.
  • Weinert, C., Maier, C., Laumer, S., & Weitzel, T. (2022). Repeated IT Interruption: Habituation and Sensitization of User Responses. Journal of Management Information Systems, 39(1), 187–217.
  • Wolpe, J., Brady, J. P., Serber, M., Agras, W. S., & Liberman, R. P. (1973). The current status of systematic densitization. American Journal of Psychiatry, 130(9), 961-965.
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