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angel-in-shibari · 3 months

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Lune and Dawn

Episode 2: Teacher's Pet "I must admit, searching petplay porn in my class during our lesson on Pavlov is honestly quite pathetic" ~~~~~~~~~~

Dawn Summers knocked on the door of the professor's office. Dr Lune Sinclair was a brilliant psychology professor, and their class was engaging and challenging. Unfortunately, Dawn was falling behind in her studies and her GPA was slipping.

“You wanted to see me, Dr Sinclair?” Dawn was nervous. She had never spoken with one of her professors outside of class.

“Yes, Miss Summers. Please come in and take a seat.” Their voice was smooth and calming, not at all like their loud enthusiasm they had in the lecture hall.

Dawn entered the small office and looked around. The antique wooden desk was covered in papers, trophies, a laptop and a desktop computer. On the dark brown walls of the room were many accomplishments, such as degrees and awards and certifications. Dr Sinclair was a highly decorated professor, and they took immense pride in their work.

Behind the professor was a large window. The dark sky was dimly lit by the lights of a few dorms. Dawn wondered why her professor had requested they meet so late. It was already past 7, and the December air was frigid. Dawn dreaded walking back to her dorm. She prayed it wouldn't start snowing before her meeting was finished.

In the window, Dawn caught a glimpse of something she couldn't quite understand at first. A transparent square floating just above the trees. Until suddenly it made sense; it was the reflection of Dr Sinclair’s computer screen. Although it was difficult to make out, she could see the silhouette of a woman's body. Dawn quickly tried to ignore it and focus on her meeting with her professor.

“Good evening, Dr Sinclair.”

“Good evening to you, Miss Summers. Thank you for coming so late. I wanted to discuss your grade in my class. I’m very disappointed with your recent performance. Your paper on classical conditioning was… let’s just say it was underwhelming”

Their words cut like glass. Although they spoke softly and calmly, Dawn felt like they were brerating and attacking her for her performance. She had put so much time into that paper. To be told it was “underwhelming” was heartbreaking

“I’m very sorry, professor,” Dawn apologized. “If you want me to redo it, I can have a new version by-”

“No, no, that won’t be necessary,” Dr Sinclair interrupted. “You already disappointed me once, I would hate for it to happen again. I actually have an alternative project, just for you. Think of it as… extra credit.”

Dawn shifted slightly in her seat. She was nervous, but willing to accept anything to bring her grade up. She nodded.

“Wonderful!” the professor continued, “I think you’ll find a hands-on experiment much more engaging than a boring research paper. Although you may be apprehensive at first, I’m certain you’ll come to respect my… unconventional methods”

The psychology professor opened a drawer in their desk and pulled out a small plastic object with a single button. Dawn was confused.

“I’m sorry Doctor, but is that a training clicker? For, like, dogs?”

“Right you are, my young pupil. As you know, classical conditioning was founded by Ivan Pavlov. If you had been paying attention in class, you’d know he trained dogs by repeatedly ringing a bell as they received food. Eventually they’d salivate at the ring of the bell even with no food present.”

“Yes, sir. I’m well aware of Pavlov. But what does this have to do with a clicker? Is it the same sort of conditioning?”

“Yes, you’re correct. But in our experiment, we won’t be using dogs. We’ll be using you”

“W-what? Fucking… excuse me?!” Dawn was shocked. Was her professor seriously about to try and treat her like a dog?

“Let me rephrase myself. I intend to test the effectiveness of classical conditioning when applied to helping improve one’s focus and attention. And you seem like the perfect test subject”

“You have got to be joking. Are you seriously gonna be treating me like a fucking dog?”

“Watch your language, young lady!” Dr Sinclair raised her voice. But Dawn didn’t back down.

“What, are you gonna make me wear a dog collar, too?”

“I mean, if that would help with your training, I’m more than happy to accommodate.”

“Forget this shit! You’re insane!” Dawn got up and started towards the door

“Miss Summers, I urge you to reconsider. I’m sure you’d accept failing my class, but I doubt you’d want your entire internet browsing data revealed to the entire campus.”

Dawn froze in her tracks. She turned back and saw the professor turn the computer screen, no longer facing the window, but now towards her. She could clearly see a figure of a nude woman on all fours wearing nothing but a dog collar and pup mask. Dawn knew she had seen that exact image before. She had looked it up on her phone in class last week.

“H-how? How did you get that?”

They tapped a key on their keyboard and the tab switched, this time showing another one of Dawn's depraved search results

“I have my ways. I must admit, searching petplay porn in my class during our lesson on Pavlov is honestly quite pathetic.”

Dawn’s face turned bright red. This was beyond embarrassing for her.

“P-please don’t tell anyone I was looking at that!”

“Of course not, dear. It’ll be our little secret. Just as long as you listen to me and do as I say. Please, take a seat. I want to begin our experiment as soon as possible”

Dawn did as they instructed, and her professor cleared their desk of everything except a clipboard, pen, and the clicker.

“Thank you, Dawn. I want you to trust me. As long as we’re in my office, we’re on a first name basis. I want you to feel safe and comfortable. I’m not your professor right now, but a friend.”

“You want me to call you Lune? Not Dr Sinclair?”

“I mean, I can tell you’ve never taken French by your pronunciation. But yes, please call me Lune”

Dawn nodded, slightly embarrassed. The whole situation was incredibly humiliating. She had no idea how it could possibly get any worse.

Lune spoke again. “Aww, the way you blush is just adorable.”

“Can we please just get this over with?” Dawn blurted at them.

“My my.. So feisty. Yes, dear let us get started. First, a quick recap. Tell me what you remember about classical conditioning.”

Dawn tried to remember what she heard when half-paying-attention in class. “Uh… so there’s the unconditioned stimulus which causes the unconditioned response. But if you associate the unconditioned stimulus with another conditioned stimulus enough, eventually the subject reacts to the conditioned stimulus with the same response.”

“Look at you. So smart…” Lune spoke softly and sweetly, before quickly shifting her tone. “Despite being such a pervert in my class and never paying attention.”

“Uh.. ma’am?” Dawn inquired.

“What is it, darling?”

“So I know that the clicker is the conditioned stimulus and the desired response I guess would be better focus and attention. But… what would the unconditioned stimulus be? Like, what would you get me to associate the clicker with?”

“Oh, I’m so glad you asked,” Lune said with a sadistic smile. They reached into their drawer again and pulled out another small pink device. They placed it on the table. “Do you know what this is?” They asked.

Dawn just stared at the pink toy, completely frozen. Of course she knew what it was. But she couldn’t admit that to her professor. A mix of contradicting emotions and thoughts raced through her head, completely preventing her from acting. Should she lie to Lune? No, they’d probably know if she was lying. In fact, hadn’t she looked up this exact device on an online shopping website the other week? If Lune had her search history, they would already know that she knew what it was. There was no point in lying. Dawn was completely trapped.

“I-its… uh… a vibrator. One you can control with your phone.”

“Wonderful. I was expecting you would lie and say you had no idea what it was. But I'm glad you realized that was a pointless move. Now, to answer your question, this is going to be the unconditioned stimulus. I’ll turn the vibrator on at the same time as I click, and eventually you’ll associate pleasure with the sound of a click. Do you understand? Is that okay with you?”

Dawn sunk into the chair. Felt like she was about to die of embarrassment. She could hardly even look Lune in the eyes. “If I say no, you’ll leak my search history. This isn’t fair!”

“Oh, no. I’m sorry. I lied about that to get you to stay. I would never do such a thing. You have a choice, and either way your secret is safe with me. You can leave right now and we can both forget everything about this evening. However, I do want to remind you that you are failing this class. Looking at your record, you already have enough missed credits. One more failed class and you’ll probably be kicked out of school. I’d hate for you to ruin your life over something like this. I want to help you, dear. But this is your choice to make”

Dawn looked up at Lune. They had a fiery hunger in their eyes. But the rest of their face was calm and gentle and sympathetic. Dawn was extremely flustered. Her face was a wonderful shade of crimson. Being treated like a dog and experimented on by her professor was absolutely humiliating. But also… kind of hot…

“Do you promise you won’t tell anyone else? Not about my search history and not about what we do tonight?” Dawn was furious, but she knew what choice she had to make.

“Not a soul. I swear,” Lune promised.

After a moment's hesitation, Dawn sighed “Fine. Give me the vibe.” and grabbed the pink toy off the desk. “And don’t look!” she demanded as she turned around and lifted the front of her skirt.

Lune swiveled in their chair. Dawn fixed the small bullet vibe inside her panties, making sure it was comfortable. She began to regret her decision, but took a deep breath and pulled her tights back up and lowered her skirt.

“Okay, I’m ready.” Dawn said irately. She muttered under her breath how stupid this whole thing was, but Lune couldn’t hear her.

“Perfect” Lune shivered with anticipation. They were way too excited for this. “Now take a seat. I’m going to use the clicker a couple times on its own. I want you to tell me if you feel anything.”

Dawn nodded. She closed her eyes and listened. /click/ … /click/ … /click/ …

“I felt nothing. It was just a clicking noise.”

“That’s to be expected, dear. Right now it’s just the neutral stimulus. Now, let's try just the vibrator.” Lune tapped a button on their phone. And immediately the toy buzzed.

Dawn sharply inhaled and her legs wiggled involuntarily. The pleasure rushed through her body like a tidal wave. The feeling of being pleasured by someone else without them even touching you was a wonderful new sensation to Dawn. And it was over far too quick. After two seconds, Lune released the button and the buzzing stopped.

“How was that?” Lune asked.

Dawn opened her eyes, and readjusted herself in the chair. “Uh… it was alright. Thank you.”

“So, are we ready to continue? I want to combine the vibe and clicker together.”

Dawn nodded, and Lune smiled sweetly. They were going to have so much fun with this experiment of theirs.

Before Dawn even had a chance to prepare herself, Lune pressed the clicker, and then the button on their phone a moment later.

/click/

Just after she heard the noise, the toy buzzed for an instant, causing her legs to shake slightly. She took a breath and tried to recompose herself. But Lune wasn’t about to give her a break

/click/

Again, the vibration stimulated her body. Without realizing it, Dawn began to subconsciously associate the sound of the clicker with the stimulation from the vibrator.

/click/

As they tapped the button on their phone, Professor Sinclair began their usual classroom lecture.

“I’m performing what’s called delayed conditioning. I’m activating the vibe just after the clicker. A short break in between the two causes a stronger association. If I instead pressed the clicker and activated the vibe at the exact same time, called simultaneous conditioning, there would be very little or even no conditioned response.”

/click/

“Uh huh… yeah… makes sense.” Dawn could hardly focus on her professor’s words.

/click/

Dawn couldn’t contain herself. Of course, she was nowhere close to coming. But the sensation was certainly arousing. Her excitement was building more and more, until…

/click/

Dawn moaned, before quickly covering her mouth in embarrassment.

“Oh wow! I didn’t think this was such a turn on for you.” Lune laughed. “Do you want to know the best part? I didn’t even activate the vibrator that last time. That was your conditioned response.”

Dawn looked up at Lune, dumbfounded by the reveal. The sight of her face was too adorable for Lune to not torment just a bit more.

/click/

Dawn moaned again, this time noticing the lack of stimulation down below.

“Look at you. Moaning to the sound of a training clicker. It’s just precious.”

/click/

“mmm… Fuck! Stop!” Dawn begged.

“Aww, darling, I’m not doing anything. It’s you who’s getting turned on by a clicker.”

/click/

“But I think we’ve both had enough fun for tonight. I should send you on your way before I get you even more worked up.”

Dawn tried to gather her composure and readjust herself.

“M-my extra credit?” she asked, almost incoherently.

“Taken care of. If you do well on the finals, you’ll most certainly pass this class. Thank you for your help with my little experiment. You’re fine to leave.”

“Uh… thank you, Dr Sinclair.” Dawn quickly rushed out of Lune’s office before they could change their mind. So quickly did she leave, that she completely forgot about the small vibrator still in her panties.

Maybe Lune would torment Dawn just a bit more. They could turn up the vibration slightly as she walked, and play with her a bit longer. At least until she was out of range of her phone that is.

No, that would be too mean. After all, Dawn would be tormented much more during tomorrow’s lecture, when she discovered that the remote Dr Sinclair used to change slides made the exact same sound as the clicker.

#dostxt #//my writing #Lune and Dawn #🌙+☀️#//dubcon #tw blackmail #//petplay

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religion-is-a-mental-illness · 3 months

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Your URL is factually incorrect, but if it was, you realize tumblr is the “mentally ill people are still human and aren’t exempt from kindness” website, right?

It's telling that you seem to think that "kindness" is synonymous with lying to people. That I should be silent and not point out how obviously false religions are. Like, obviously.

A god who is both good and inscrutable is self-refuting. A god who knows all and grants free will is self-refuting. A god who is both perfect and needs worship is self-refuting. Such gods not just don't exist, but cannot exist, by definition.

I don't need to facilitate or endorse people's delusions. Any first-year psych course would teach you that affirming people's mental disturbances, that they're true and correct and right for them to believe, is absolute the worst thing of all.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/

According to the most-basic tenets of psychology, the very idea of helping people with anxiety disorders avoid the things they fear is misguided. A person who is trapped in an elevator during a power outage may panic and think she is going to die. That frightening experience can change neural connections in her amygdala, leading to an elevator phobia. If you want this woman to retain her fear for life, you should help her avoid elevators. But if you want to help her return to normalcy, you should take your cues from Ivan Pavlov and guide her through a process known as exposure therapy. You might start by asking the woman to merely look at an elevator from a distance—standing in a building lobby, perhaps—until her apprehension begins to subside. If nothing bad happens while she’s standing in the lobby—if the fear is not “reinforced”—then she will begin to learn a new association: elevators are not dangerous. (This reduction in fear during exposure is called habituation.) Then, on subsequent days, you might ask her to get closer, and on later days to push the call button, and eventually to step in and go up one floor. This is how the amygdala can get rewired again to associate a previously feared situation with safety or normalcy.

You don't tell someone with paranoia that yes, the neighbor's cat really is listening in and reporting to the government how many times a day you open your fridge.

You don't tell someone who believes an invisible man follows them around awarding gold stars ⭐️ and flames 🔥 for every good and bad thing you do, that yes, that man really does exist. Even if that man lives up in the sky and has a 1700 year old book of magic and myth written about him, that changes nothing.

It's not kindness to protect people from figuring out they made a mistake; that's the emotional equivalent of foot-binding - you're protecting them from growing.

It's not kindness to help people live in a false reality, one that doesn't function the way they think it does. And it doesn't help the rest of us to be surrounded by people who don't understand how the world works.

I'm the person who will tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. A person who does the latter is called a sycophant. And they probably want something from you. Someone who wants you to believe something that's false has their own agenda. That's basically the definition of a scammer.

The idea that we have to be "kind" rather than truthful belongs in the trash.

If your priority is to be "kind," then you're not being truthful. I do not suffer from that malady.

#ask #comforting lies #unpleasant truths #painful truths #tell the truth #be kind #the be kind people #lying for comfort #dishonest people #religion #religion is a mental illness

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stuffymcstuffsworld · 10 months

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March Madness

*warning mature content don't attempt any such actions in reality*

You really had to hand it to Ivan Pavlov and his theory on critical conditioning. Who knew that it could work on a demon so well? You stared down at your victim, a well-known smile making its way across your face.

March Marbas was a professional when it came to teaching torture. He could also stomach it very well, considering you sometimes had to receive hands-on experience to understand how much a body could endure. Waterboarding, electric shock, psychological torture. It's really a by the book process.

What March-san never accounted for, however, was for you to use human methods. Admittedly slower, yet effective. Oh, sure, you could have chosen any old method. But well... this one was more likely to affect a demon well known with physical torment. And looking at the results in front of you at the crying demon you knew it had.

They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. The same could be said for breaking a man's spirit. Well, in this case, a demon. See, you knew that he would be on guard from you for a bit, but that's okay. Your plan didn't associate you with being seen as the main culprit until the end.

The key to Pavlov's theory when applying it to torture wasn't actually much. In fact, it was even easier with the help of Opera. Just following 3 simple steps.

Step one ensures the victim becomes accustomed to whatever you are implementing into their daily routine. In this case, Opera serving snacks to their fellow staff members.

Step two is to experiment with withdrawal signs to observe when the subject becomes most desperate. One merely has to repeat these two steps a few times before landing on step three.

Step three is the easiest. Full stop. Leaving not a trace to be found anywhere. And watch as the beast becomes ravenous. Course one might wonder why this would occur. He has other food, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. So why be so caught up about a snack?

Well, you grinned at the begging demon who pleaded and clung to one of your legs desperately. It was never really about the snack. It was always about the constant secret ingredient layered in. Addiction. That's the real secret.

Pavlov's theory uses simple tactics that can lead to one being conditioned enough to believe they can't live without something. Once they associate what conditions must be met to receive the desired item, it makes it harder for them to believe that there are other ways to obtain it.

Of course, using an addictive helps to hurry the process along. You never did tell Opera what was in the small bottle you gave them, and they never once asked. It's a secret that only you knew as you held up a similar bottle the smell coming from it had March drooling excessively.

Silly demon. He's sadly mistaken if he thinks you'll give him more. This is punishment, not pleasure. Reaching out, you grasped him by the hair and tugged harshly. The plain demon hissed in discomfort as you had grabbed rather close to his horns.

You opened the bottle with a flick and watched as March-san egarly opened his mouth wide tongue sticking out. You glanced at Opera, who nodded to you at the ready. Just as you made it look like you were going to poor it out on the floor, Opera shoved a rather disgusting item down the professor's throat. Irumas home made cooking. (Don't judge for getting rid of something toxic)

You kept your eyes on both of them as you drained the bottle's contents down your own throat instead, not thinking as you swallowed. You watched as the kneeling demon continuously gagged but seemed to regain his senses. He stared up at you in shock.

"So how did it feel sensei? Did you get a small idea of how maddening human torture could be? Stuck inside your own head howling while your body acted on it own. Crawling at my feet and begging for more, are you remembering how dangerous torture can be now?"

The realization crossing his features was so satisfying. The way he ran like you had sent firey Hellhounds after him pleased you greatly. Torture came from more than just pain. You had already reminded them of that.

But you couldn't help but ponder if you should remind that cocky bastard of more forms. After all, he hurt your poor Jazzy with a smile on his face. Remedial lessons might be in order.

Opera nervously watches from beside you. Waiting for any symptoms from drinking such a large quantity at once. You smiled at them, a peaceful look finally settling in. "Opera, you might want to go shopping today." You noticed their tail twitch erratically.

Handing them the empty bottle, you started giggling. "Because we're out of strawberry syrup silly." You watched their body slump with relief that you hadn't consumed anything dangerous before they bowed and quickly left the room.

Leaving you alone with your thoughts. Mental theory is great and all, but seeing it in person and how it can drastically change someone? It made you shudder once you knew you were alone. It seemed you were becoming more demonic by the day as you acted more upon your impulses.

Rolling up your sleeve, you examined a small cut on your arm. It is barely visible now but has been well taken care of by all the magical ointments you had on hand. No one could ever know.

Thank devi Opera never caught on, but maybe that's because you had mixed it with strawberry syrup and warned Opera not to taste the contents. Rolling back down your sleeve, you stood up and made your way into the hall. As if nothing happened.

#mairimashita! iruma kun #welcome to demon school iruma kun #reader #opera #march marbas

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rainydetectiveglitter · 7 months

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Food for Thought food 🥑

Classical conditioning, a foundational concept in psychology, involves associating an involuntary response with a stimulus. This process was famously demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov's experiments with dogs. In media, classical conditioning is frequently portrayed through characters or scenarios where certain stimuli trigger specific emotional or behavioral responses. For example, a character's fear of a particular sound after a traumatic event illustrates classical conditioning in storytelling.

Operant conditioning, explored by B.F. Skinner, focuses on the relationship between behavior and its consequences. In media, this is often depicted when characters experience rewards or punishments based on their actions. Video games, a prevalent form of media, heavily incorporate operant conditioning through mechanisms like rewarding players for completing tasks, reinforcing desired behaviors.

Media Representation:

Various forms of media, from movies to advertisements, subtly incorporate both classical and operant conditioning to engage audiences. Product placements, jingles, and visual cues are designed to trigger specific responses, capitalizing on classical conditioning. Similarly, operant conditioning is evident in reality shows where contestants are rewarded or penalized based on their behavior, shaping the narrative and audience perceptions.

Overall, the integration of these psychological principles in media highlights the powerful influence they have on shaping human experiences, responses, and decision-making.

To minimize the impact of media conditioning, consider the following strategies:

Develop Media Literacy:

- Educate yourself on media literacy to understand how content is created, manipulated, and presented. Being aware of techniques used in advertising and storytelling can help you critically assess information.

Diversify Your Sources:

- Consume information from a variety of sources with different perspectives. Exposure to diverse viewpoints can prevent one-sided conditioning and provide a more comprehensive understanding of a topic.

Question Information:

- Adopt a questioning mindset. Ask yourself critical questions about the media you consume. Consider the motives behind the content, the potential biases, and whether there's a balanced representation of different perspectives.

Limit Exposure:

- Be mindful of the amount of time you spend consuming media. Setting boundaries on screen time and deliberately taking breaks can prevent overexposure and reduce the risk of subconscious conditioning.

Evaluate Emotional Responses:

- Pay attention to your emotional reactions to media content. If you notice strong emotional responses, it could be an indication of conditioning. Analyze why you feel a certain way and whether it aligns with your personal values and beliefs.

Cultivate Critical Thinking:

- Develop critical thinking skills to analyze information objectively. Question assumptions, verify facts, and consider alternative perspectives. This helps you form your own opinions rather than adopting predetermined views.

Reflect on Values:

- Clarify your own values and beliefs. Understanding your principles provides a foundation for evaluating media content in alignment with your personal convictions, making it less susceptible to external conditioning.

Balance Consumption:

- Balance your media diet by including a variety of content. Mix entertainment with educational material, and choose content that stimulates critical thinking rather than relying solely on passive consumption.

Stay Informed about Media Tactics:

- Stay informed about the latest media tactics and technologies. Being aware of how content is tailored to influence can empower you to recognize and resist conditioning strategies.

Encourage Dialogue:

- Engage in discussions with others about media content. Sharing perspectives and insights with a diverse group of people can broaden your understanding and help you see different angles of a story.

By being mindful, informed, and actively engaged with the media you consume, you can reduce the likelihood of being unconsciously conditioned and make more conscious choices about the information you absorb.

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mrdirtybear · 2 months

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Vladimir Bekhterev 1857 - 1927 was a Russian neurologist and the father of objective psychology. He is best known for discovering the role of the hippocampus in memory, his study of reflexes, and Bekhterev’s disease, a quite severe arthritis of the spine where the spinal joints close to the pelvis become inflamed and join together. He was also a scientific competitor with Ivan Pavlov with regard to the studying of conditioned reflexes.

Bekhterev died in suspicious circumstances, including rumours that Joseph Stalin ordered his death. Bekhterev performed medical tests on Stalin shortly before his death which was considered to be politically damaging to the position of the future Soviet dictator (Stalin did not become full dictator in 1928). The lack of clear evidence either way, a natural death or a premature death on the orders of Joseph Stalin, means that rumours remain. A century on from Bekhterev's death further evidence seems unlikely to be coming forward.

#vladimir bekhterev

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mbti-notes · 9 months

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Can I ask what ideas behavioral psychology & behavioral science overlap? I'm learning behavioral science (as a compulsory subject) in my uni next week as a med rookie. I had the chance to prepare for the subject tks to my seniors & found it interesting. I know behavioral science doesn't have much overlap with MBTI, but can I also ask resources for further research in behavioral science & psychology & beginner 101 books for them? Thank you so much for reading;)

It's unclear to me what you're asking for. Since you're a beginner, it's important to begin by clarifying your terms in order to ensure you're using them correctly. I've heard some people use "behavioral sciences" synonymously with "social sciences" but I don't consider them the same, based on my educational background. You could conceivably call me a social science nerd but I wouldn't associate myself with behavioral science in that way.

"Behavioral science" refers to the experimental study of human behavior specifically (very different than psychology). It is an interdisciplinary field of study, which means that it draws ideas from a wide variety of subjects as long as they relate to human action in some way, including: anthropology, biology, business, demography, economics, geography, law, neuroscience, political science, public health, psychology, psychiatry. From this list, you can see that, if you don't specify exactly which aspects of behavioral science appeal to you, it's impossible for me to narrow down the hundreds of books that may be relevant.

The concept of behavioral science has its roots in behaviorism, aka behavioral psychology. It was an early branch of psychology made popular by well-known figures like Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, and B.F. Skinner. They generally espoused the idea that there was little need to study the inner workings of the human mind. Behavior was all that mattered, and behavior could be understood mainly as an observable interaction between an organism's biology and its environment. This allowed for a purely scientific approach and the use of laboratory experimentation to discover the most efficient ways to change human behavior.

Behaviorism operated in direct contrast to another early branch of psychology known as psychodynamic or psychoanalytic psychology, founded by Sigmund Freud and includes Jungian psychology. The main focus of this branch is to make sense of the inner life of human beings. Thus, as a blog about Jungian ideas, what I talk about here is quite removed from behavioral science. Not only is there little to no overlap, in some ways the two can even be considered as the antithesis of each other. While both branches have evolved and are far less antagonistic than they were in early days, there are still some aspects of behavioral science and its aims that I'm not onboard with.

I suggest you talk to your instructor(s), figure out what sources they are using and ask them for additional sources according to your interests in behavioral science and behavioral psychology. It is part of their job to field questions like this. As for psychology in general, I have already suggested introductory books on the resources page. Or go to your university bookstore and have a look at the first-year psychology textbooks.

#books #behavioral science #behavioral psychology #psychology #ask

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viviannemeiler · 1 year

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About me:

Business Administration graduate, MBA candidate in Strategic People Management, Leadership & Coaching, and Postgraduate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with experience in introducing new products, processes, and systems as well as monitoring company’s performance. Business Consultant with international experience in the field. Strong economic and accounting principles. Proven ability to expand companies' sales and operations worldwide, ability to build influential relationships and deliver results in a cross functional/matrixed environment. Excellent written/verbal communication/presentation skills, with the ability to plan, pitch, and execute a territory strategy.

I was trained by the CEO with a view to future management and was assigned the task of raising the company profile by creating partnerships with the e largest wholesale retail companies in Brazil, helping them expand their operations into the Northeast region. Strategic Planning & Execution. Conducted market and industry research in real estate, participated in high stakes business negotiations, helped refine business and marketing strategy. I worked with sales and rent of commercial real estate in Brazil.

I am highly skilled at conducting market research, analyzing consumer purchasing behavior and trends, and in positioning a company to increase its visibility, sales, and market share. Great capability in focused sales with the application of emotional intelligence for customer loyalty. I am an avid public speaker.

I have a good understanding of Psychology, Behaviorism, and Emotional Intelligence. I am learning about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Aaron Beck, John B Watson, Ivan Pavlov, Skinner, among other psychologists.

I lived in the United States for 4 years and studied Management Science and Marketing at the University of California San Diego. I lived in Israel and I studied Business Administration and Entrepreneurship at the IDC Herzliya. I learned to speak, read and write Hebrew fluently. I graduated from my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the Universidade Estácio de Sá in 2022. I also studied Economics at the Universidade Estácio de Sá for two years. I did a Spanish course at HIBRA in Buenos Aires, Argentina to learn to speak, read and write Spanish fluently. Also, I worked as the Regional Account Manager for Northern Europe helping two start-ups expand their operations to the Nordics and create business with the largest companies there in the areas of Energy, Banking, Industry, Business and Services, generating a great increase in sales and creating value for the company. I also helped them to create business with the largest IT service providers in Europe enabling a stronger go-to-market approach to increase market coverage. I also worked with Airlines, Embassies and Tourism Ministries helping them expand their operations in Israel and generating a great increase in sales and revenue. I also did research about the Northern European Market and emerging technologies. I also did research about the Israeli Real Estate Market and I helped a start-up introduce a new technology in the market.

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