The first guest to join Ivan Balabanov on the TWC Podcast is one of his lifelong heroes, Neuroscientist and Behaviorist John E. R. Staddon.

John E. R. Staddon

- James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University.

- Ph. D in Experimental Psychology from Harvard University 1964

- B.S. University College of London 1960

- Honorary visiting professor at the University of York.

John did his graduate work at the famous Skinner Lab at Harvard in the early 1960s (supervised by Richard Herrnstein, who did his doctoral work with B. F. Skinner) and has devoted his long and distinguished career to the study of the adaptive function and mechanisms of learning. John has done research at MIT, The University of Oxford, York University and many more.

For more information about John E.R. Staddon: https://psychandneuro.duke.edu/people/john-e-r-staddon

In this episode, Ivan and John explore the role of behaviorism in the animal world, dive deep into science and pseudo science research, and discuss the relevancy of B.F. Skinner on modern day dog training.

Ivan Balabanov is a 2-time World Champion dog trainer, Ot Vitosha Malinois breeder, trainer of Premier Protection Dogs and founder of the revolutionary Training Without Conflict™ dog training system.

For more information about Ivan Balabanov and information on how to train your dog using the Training Without Conflict™ system, check out: www.trainingwithoutconflict.com

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Check out John E.R. Staddon's books:

Scientific Method

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The New Behaviorism

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Reflections on Adaptive Behavior: Essays in Honor of J.E.R. Staddon (A Bradford Book)

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Adaptive Dynamics: The Theoretical Analysis of Behavior

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