PSYCH 2GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Human Behaviour, Behaviorism, Classical Conditioning
25 Oct 2017
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Quiz answers: skinners view of classical conditioning (pavlov)- he accepted it as valid, but only for a limited range of behaviours. He added operant conditioning to pavlov"s law: skinner"s theory is learning is most clearly related to thorndike"s due to his law of. Continuous (different than xed interval: skinner"s shaping is best related with successive approximation, result of negative reinforcement - strengthening a behaviour. Behaviour, skinner claimed, should be studied & explained in the most direct way possible. (observable only) Two important characteristics: reply on exclusively on observable phenomenon, psychology should be considered an objective science - through observing behaviour which anyone can repeat objectively. Analysis of behaviour without appeal to subjective mental events or speculative physiological events. ** must be able to quantify the behaviour. ** note: he wanted to become a novelist writer - he had great capability of communication. He also had good mechanical skills - therefore he could build his own machinery to test his theories.
