PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Innatism
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Extended watson"s behaviorism beyond the level of pavlovian conditioning into the more complex arena of voluntary behavior. Thorndike"s law of effect the effect produced by a behavior determines the behavior"s future probability of occurrence cat and maze trial and error (3-4 mins) Introduced the concepts of reinforcement, punishment, and shaping (process of rewarding success approximation to a desired behavior) Strength of behaviorism was its reliance upon i. ) observation, ii. ) experimentation, and iii. ) simplicity of explanation. The weakness of behaviorism was that it lost sight of the learner (i. e. , the person) in the study of learned behavior. Emergent properties: intentions have causal properties like billiards. Triadic reciprocal causation: person (p), environment (e), behavior (b) reciprocal, we select them! Sub functions of self-regulation: self-observation, judgmental processes, self-reaction: self-reflective: foundation of human agency, expectancy of belief or behavioural competence to confront a challenge. Sources: personal/vicarious experiences of success/failure, social support and encouragement, emotional experiences.
