Psychology 3950F/G Lecture Notes - Cognitive Psychology, Fritz Heider, Language Barrier

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3950F/G
• Professor: Albert N Katz

Document Summary

Began his animal research testing baby chicks in the basement of william james"s. Edward l. thorndike home: phd with cattell at columbia univ. (1898, dissertation: animal intelligence (1899, professor at columbia univ. , 1898-1939. Studies with cats learning to escape from the puzzle box for a food reward led to. Law of effect: control of learning by its consequences. Any act which in a given situation produces satisfaction becomes associated with that situation, so that when the situation recurs the act is more likely than before to recur also. Conversely, any act which in a given situation produces discomfort becomes disassociated from that situation, so that when the situation recurs the act is less likely than before to recur. Thorndike"s work in animal behavior signaled a shift from speculation to experimentation. Truncated law of effect: priority for discovery of the law of reinforcement.