PSY 4130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Behaviorism, Cognitive Map, Serial Position Effect
9 Apr 2018
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If theory is used, it must be used in ways demanded by logical positivism. All theoretical terms must be operationally defined. Learning process is of prime importance because it is the primary mechanism by which organisms adjust to changing environment. Movement: is a specific response made to a specific configuration of a stimuli; it is this association that is learned at full strength after one exposure: the nature of reinforcement. Act: is a response made to varying stimulus configuration. Cats escape because they experience a (cid:498)satisfying state of affairs(cid:499) (reinforcement. An habit is an act that has become associated with a large number of stimuli. The more stimuli that elicit the act, the stronger the habit. Observe the stimuli that elicit the undesirable act and perform another act in the presence of those stimuli: punishment. The effectiveness of punishment is determined not by the pain it caused.
