PSYC2014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Tabula Rasa, Biological Target, Linear Motor
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Behaviourism: first force was psychoanalysis this was second forcer pioneered by watson and skinner, common assumptions: Historical influences: emotions were acquired conditioned reflexes pavlov big influence, watson proposed that human behaviour and emotions could be conditioned. Little albert b study: 9-month-old showed no fear towards rat but did show fear towards loud noise, paired rat with noise over 6 sessions became fearful when he saw the rat as it was paired with noise. Insufficient experimental stimuli to test for generalisation: subjective observer accounts, tech didn"t permit reliable assessment. Insufficient follow up: confounding of instrumental and classical paradigm. Evaluation: behaviourists don"t sufficiently recognise that an individual isnt a blank slate that is determined by a situation, ethnologists found strong genetic component relevant to behaviour. Psyc 2014 lecture series 3 observable elements. Specific stimulus in the environment triggers automatic or involuntary behaviour. Introduce private elements which were thinking, remembering, emotional reactions for the behaviour the frequency of reoccurrence of that behaviour.
