PSYC85H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Clark L. Hull, Edward C. Tolman, Classical Conditioning
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Recall watson"s behaviorism: focus on behavioural phenomena (not the mind"s content or functions!, examples: if the cat eats or not; if the child approaches the strawberries or not, collect objective data (quantitative data) Goals attempt to observe and predict behaviours: difference from watson, philosophy of science. No right to theorize something you cannot observe! (e. g. Gravity and viruses are invisible and undetectable: no room for hypotheses to guide verification. There is no room for expectations what is true if not observable and vice- versa. Example: all rabbits have teeth and are animals. Therefore, all animals have teeth. (but we clearly know this isn"t true) Makes observations and tries to apply them elsewhere do these: methodology consciousness. Watson: focus on behavior and acknowledge consciousness however, we don"t have the tools to measure it! Hull and tolman: consciousness is important and must be included! Edward tolman: method of choice: inferred mental states.
