PSYC 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: B. F. Skinner, David Buss, Operant Conditioning

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3400
• Professor: William Sharp

Document Summary

Effectiveness of consequences rely on: immediacy, contingency (if then aspects of behavior, deprivation, satiation, characteristics of consequences may vary considerably. Testable: more research done on operant conditioning than others, proved to be more reliable. Useful: yes; whether you are a parent, teacher, pet owner etc. Even without a reinforcement, there is still some learning going on. Mcdougall argued behavior was purposive and goal directed. Introspection: the careful examination of one"s subjective thoughts, sensations & images. Associative learning (classical) & skinnerian learning (operant) Allport, eysenk, cattell, costa & mccrae, buss. Compared to behaviorism: trait theories take a slightly bigger picture than behavior theories. Traits: inner predispositions to think and act in characteristic ways. Biological bricks of personality: jay of course you did to manny, phil phil or was it feel from gloria. It could be his ear is constructed differently or just has a problem in the brain- problem with perception. Trait theorists use traits to produce future behaviors.