PSYO 3280 Lecture Notes - Dalhousie University, Operant Conditioning, Psychobiography
4 Dec 2012
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Designed the skinner box to do research with pigeons and rats. Allows the pigeon to stand on the metal grill and allow it to do whatever it needs to do for the experiment. The baby crib was built with the same idea. Was highly regarded for his work on operant conditioning. Test hypothesis of subjective life influences on professional work. Didn"t believe his subjective life would have an influence on his professional work because he believed there was no such thing. Used to study how a rat adapted to a novel stimulus. Starts by talking about the iroquois river flowing from ny state across the border and back description is similar to the description of the rat to move forward, you have to move backwards in order to succeed. Both are described as having mental characteristics. Scripts (p. 253): portray movement away from origins; evident in numerous examples. Leave problem regroup successful departure.
