PSYC 2330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Drive Theory, Ethology, Behaviorism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2330
• Professor: Francesco Leri

Document Summary

The school of thought known as behaviourism argued that real progress in the field of psychology would occur if psychologists would limit their study to: Directly observable and measurable verbal and motor behaviours that could be independently verified. Dog juno will be visiting semi regularly to help teach about learning and conditioning. Goal directed indicates that the organism is obtaining something desirable as a result of the behaviour. Instinctual behaviours are genetically programmed behaviours that occurs when circumstances are appropriate and that require no learning. Learned behaviours are adapted to the environment and relatively flexible and open to modifications: if the behaviour is unsuccessful it can be changed to something that causes the desired outcome. Most behaviour is a blend of instinct and learning. They are impulses coming from within the organism that lead to the initiation of behaviour (modesty, jealousy, shyness, curiosity) There are many more motivators than the four listed by william james.