ABSTRACT
A critical survey is presented on the development of Pavlovian integrative psychobiology, Pavlovian typology, post-Pavlovian studies in differential psychobiology, and the implications of these findings to educational theory and practice. This is followed by a discussion of our longitudinal interdisciplinary studies on the interaction of genetic and experiential factors in psychophysiologic, neuroendocrine, and behavioral reactions of several breeds of dogs exposed repeatedly to psychologically stressful environments. Included is a comparison of psychophysiologic coping responses to unavoidable and avoidable stressful situations and the effects of psychopharmaco- logic and psychotherapeutic methods on stress coping reaction patterns. Data is presented on the utilization of the dynamics of the development and extinction of some visceral orienting responses as indices of psychophysiologic personality types and possible predictors of susceptibility to psychophysiologic and behavioral disorders and learning disabilities and as possible aids in vocational guidance.
