PSY 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Determinism, Observational Learning, Reinforcement
1 Dec 2020
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The existence of mind and mental states is denied. All experience can be reduced to glandular secretions and muscle movements. Human behavior is almost exclusively determined by the environmental (learning) influences rather than by hereditary or biological factors. Conscious processes (convert phenomena), if they do exist, are beyond the realm of scientific inquiry. Focuses on the environment rather than internal factors. Positive and negative reinforcement behavior (negative increases behavior by dad stop nagging) Phobia a psychological disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation i. e. , the dark, monsters, bad weather, bad dreams, stranger. Causes cannot be considered out of context. Conditioning and cognitive processes two things that tend to occur together. Early research on classical conditioning: simple associations are learned between. Later research indicated by higher-order cognitive processes. First demonstrated in animal models, but may contribute to the. Learned helplessness marin seligman (1976) maintenance of depression.
