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October 2, 2025
In 1898, Edward Thorndike introduced the Law of Effect, a foundational principle in psychology...
October 1, 2025
B.F. Skinner’s groundbreaking work in 1938 fundamentally reshaped our understanding of learning...
September 30, 2025
It’s ironic that one of the greatest contributions to the psychology of learning was made by a...
September 29, 2025
In 1913, John B. Watson revolutionised the field of psychology by founding behaviourism, a bold...
September 28, 2025
Hermann Ebbinghaus (1885) made a groundbreaking contribution to cognitive psychology by being the...
September 27, 2025
Edward Titchener, a pioneering figure in early psychology, made lasting contributions to...
September 26, 2025
In 1879, Wilhelm Wundt laid the cornerstone of modern psychology by founding the first...
September 25, 2025
John Locke (1632–1704) and David Hume (1711–1776) were pivotal figures in the philosophical...
September 24, 2025
René Descartes (1596–1650), often hailed as the father of modern philosophy, made a profound...
September 23, 2025
Psychology, at its core, seeks to understand the human mind, behavior, and soul, foundations...
September 22, 2025
Plato (c. 427–347 BCE) and Aristotle (384–322 BCE), two of the most influential philosophers in...
September 21, 2025
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences revolutionised the way we understand human...
September 20, 2025
Primatologists David Premack and Guy Woodruff first coined the term “theory of mind” in 1978 when...
September 19, 2025
The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), introduced by Lev Vygotsky, illuminates the powerful...
September 18, 2025
Jean Piaget’s stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational...
September 17, 2025
Neurogenesis is the remarkable process by which the adult brain generates new neurons. It stands...
September 16, 2025
Embodied Cognition reminds us that the mind is not an isolated command centre, but a living and...
September 15, 2025
The Default Mode Network (DMN) is one of the brain’s most fascinating discoveries - a...
September 14, 2025
Neurotransmitter System Insights open a profound window into the inner workings of the human mind...
September 13, 2025
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) has opened an extraordinary window into the living...
