PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reinforcement, Observational Learning
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Skinner is behaviorism"s most enthusiast and eloquent speaker. John watson launched behaviorist movement in us: founder of behaviorism. American psychology downplay biologically ingrained differences between people and emphasize social environments to shape human behavior. If human nature is first fundamental context for understanding human individuality then the social environment (family, neighborhood, community, culture, and history) is second. Behaviorism: brand of psychology that explores the ways which observable behavior is learned and shaped by environment: environment shape behavior through learning, we learn in order to obtain pleasure and avoid pain. Aristotle and epicurus stated that freedom from pain and pursuit of pleasure are hallmarks of a good life. Learning occurs through the association of actions with positive or negative events that usually elicit that same response. Classical conditioning: response to an object due to it"s association with another object: pavlov"s dog and salivation response to neutral stimulus (tone) after being.
