PY 370 Lecture 9: PY 370 Chapter 9 Notes
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Methodologi(cid:272)al behavioris(cid:373): (cid:272)a(cid:374) postulate i(cid:374)ter(cid:374)al eve(cid:374)ts if the(cid:455)"re. Neo behaviorism: behavior cannot be fully understood by observable. Positivism: science should only be concerned with objective, publicly. Logical positivism: unobservable material can be explanatory agents if observable events (watson) the(cid:455)"re e(cid:454)pla(cid:374)ator(cid:455), operatio(cid:374)all(cid:455) defi(cid:374)ed, a(cid:374)d logi(cid:272)all(cid:455) tied to o(cid:271)serva(cid:271)le eve(cid:374)ts (neobehaviorists) measure it. Operationism: defines abstract concept in terms of procedure used to. Purposive behaviorism: emphasizes goal directed behavior that ceases when goal is reached. Theory of learning: postulates a(cid:374)d theore(cid:373)s; (cid:862)h(cid:455)potheti(cid:272)o-deductive (cid:373)odel(cid:863) Drives: arousal from physical needs; primary drives all related to survival ad primary reinforcers reduce primary drives. Stimuli that reduce primary drives are secondary reinforcers. Theory of learning: a-theoretical and descriptive, logical, control conditions, avoid using behavior to study mind with no intervening variables. Respondent operant behavior: reflexive response elicited by environment. Applied behavior analysts: application of principles of operant conditioning. Neo behaviorism legacy: theories never fully accepted, developed skinner.
