PSYC 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Jacques Loeb, Behaviorism, Mental Event

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 107
• Professor: Schumacher Jay

Document Summary

Behaviorism=position that psych. should concern itself only w/what ppl and animals do (observable actions) and condition which they do them. Behavior=result of presence of stimulus and learned response to stimulus. Learning=responses org. makes when presented w/particular stimuli (ex: objects and events in enviro. : classical conditioning=behavioral responding that occurs automatically/without conscious effort. Neutral stimulus=stimulus that doesn"t elicit any kind of measurable responding. Focus in behaviorist research=how neutral stimulus can become conditioned stimulus. Unconditioned stimulus=stimulus that elicits response automatically from org. ; no learning required by org. to respond. Conditioned stimulus=stimulus requires learning in order to elicit response. Conditioned response=response to conditioned stimulus: operant conditioning=behavioral responding that does involve conscious effort; org. consciously chooses response. Presenting metronome w/food multiple times, sound of metronome @ some pt. will elicit salivating like food: classical conditioning/learning=pavlovian conditioning: key is sequencing presentation of metronome sound and food in particular way.