CHYS 3P43 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Observational Learning, Joseph Wolpe, Design Of Experiments

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 3P43
• Professor: Ayda Tekok- Kilic

Document Summary

Chys 3p43: behavioural challenges of children and youth. Focuses on learning through associations, consequences of our actions, and observing. Pavlov classical conditioning; dog, bell, and salivation experiment. Thorndike operant conditioning; law of effect. Watson classical conditioning; little albert experiment. Behaviourism is the scientific study of human behaviour. Purely objective and experimental branch of natural science. 1950s 1970s: cognitive processes were studied. Designed experiments to observe the mind and how to works. Studied concepts such as free will, memory, emotions, etc. Merged in counselling and therapy cognitive-behavioural therapy (cbt) Does not consider the history of unconscious drives; it is more important to use objective observation of current (observable) problems. Current problems can include dysfunctional behaviours (example: temper tantrums) The behaviour that is learned should be generalized. Applications of this behaviour in other settings and situations. Learning theory and its influence in behaviour change. Leaning can be established in different ways. Based on learning theory and classical experimental psychology (joseph wolpe, 1958)