PSYA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Behaviorism, Operant Conditioning Chamber, Walden Two
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Classical cs predicts ucs; builds on existing sr relations to make associations; genetics. Operant behaving in way x within context y leads to ; can create new sr relations; env. Humans learn from operating on their environment we behave, note consequences and then use them to modulate future behaviour. Formed the law of effect which states that a behaviour that"s followed by positive consequence will tend to be repeated learning. Strongly believed in law of effect and made strong claims to application to human behaviour. Walden two, which is a utopian novel on how to do things differently in society. Invented number of devices for studying operant conditioning most famous is the operant chamber or skinner"s box which allows experimenter to control environmental stimuli and deliver rewards or punishment. Take the complexity of the world and make a mini, simple universe in which you control anything that happens to the entity put into the universe.
