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Discuss the contributions that these selected theorists have made to the field of learning and cognition.

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As you briefly discuss the contributions that your selected theorists made to the field of learning and cognition, both made eminent advancements overall. They were the primary theorists associated with Behaviorism.

First, Pavlov was famous for his classical conditioning. The mere fact that he altered the natural relationship between a stimulus and a reaction denoted a major breakthrough in the study of behavior, a ...

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