PSYCH 2H03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Cognitive Revolution, Introspection, Cognitive Psychology
27 Feb 2020
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Psychologists realize that an organisms behaviors are observable data (it is objective: stimuli are also objective these can both help findings be backed up scientifically. Movement that dominated psychology in america for the first half of the 20th century. John b watson (1878-1958: advocate for behaviorism, focused on learning, intrigued by babies" behaviors. Kant"s transcendental method bridges the problem of how psych needs both subjective and objective methods to arrive at proper answers. The path from behaviorism to the cognitive revolution: Multiple forces put into play that made the cognitive revolution change the whole psychological field. Bf skinner: (1904-1990: american behaviorist, argued that language use could be understood in terms of behavior and rewards. Noam chomsky: rebutted skinner"s proposal, saying a different approach was needed for explaining language learning. Ulric neisser: the father of cognitive psychology". Behaviorist movement not as strong in europe as it was in the usa.
