In early 1965, Martin E. P. Seligman and his collegues, while studying the relationship between fear and learning, accidentally discovered an unexpected phenomenon while doing experiments on dogs using Pavlovian (classical conditioning). As you may observe in yourselves or a dog, when you are presented with food, you have a tendency to salivate. Pavlov discovered that if a ringing bell or tone is repeatedly paired with this presentation of food, the dog salivates. Continue reading this post…

Definitions of helping on the Web:

give help or assistance; be of service; “Everyone helped out during the earthquake”; “Can you help me carry this table?”; “She never helps around the house”helpingpeople
help – improve the condition of; “These pills will help the patient”
help – be of use; “This will help to prevent accidents”
help oneself: abstain from doing; always used with a negative; “I can’t help myself–I have to smoke”; “She could not help watching the sad spectacle”
serve: help to some food; help with food or drink; “I served him three times, and after that he helped himself” Continue reading this post…