identified 2 forms of learning after Watson rejected introspection: classical and operant conditioning
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operant conditioning theorist
skinner (1953) learn from consequences of our behaviour
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operant conditioning types of reinforcement
positive: strengthen behaviour, rewarded. negative: strengthen behaviour, removed of unpleasant thing. punishment: weaken behaviour as punished
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operant conditioning Skinner box
rat - every time rat pressed lever when light was green - rewarded with treat (positive), removal of electric shocking on floor (negative). if touched lever when not green or didn't touch lever when green he was shocked with the floor (punishment)
scientific credibility, real life application, mechanistic view, environmental determinism, ethical and practical issues
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evaluation of behaviourism - scientific credibility
methods of natural sciences, controlled, replicable and objective
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evaluation of behaviourism - real life application
operant condition - token economy system in prisons, classical conditioning - phobias
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evaluation of behaviourism - mechanistic view on behaviour
animals seen as passive, humans are active. so conditioning may apply less to us
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evaluation of behaviourism - environmental determinism
see all behaviour as determined by past experiences, ignores influence of free will
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evaluation of behaviourism - ethical and practical issues
animals are exposed to stressful and aversive conditions - the changes how they react to situations
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skinner (1953) learn from consequences of our behaviour
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operant conditioning theorist
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positive: strengthen behaviour, rewarded. negative: strengthen behaviour, removed of unpleasant thing. punishment: weaken behaviour as punished
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rat - every time rat pressed lever when light was green - rewarded with treat (positive), removal of electric shocking on floor (negative). if touched lever when not green or didn't touch lever when green he was shocked with the floor (punishment)
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