PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Observational Learning, Behaviorism, Amygdala

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
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Skinner made a huge impact in psychological science with his studies on behaviour. Relatively enduring change in behaviour, one that results from experience. Crucial for survival and it only occurs when animals benefit from experience so that their behaviour is better adapted to the environment. Avoiding foods that are dangerous, potential dangers, walking and speaking. Conditioning- process, in which environment stimuli and behavioral responses become connected, bringing about associations, dentist-pain. Classical conditioning- occurs when we learn that 3 types of event go together, scary movie- fast heartbeats. Instrumental conditioning- learning that a certain behaviour leads to another, studying- better grades. According to john watson (behaviorism) observable behaviour is only valid indicator for psychological activity. Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed and my own specified world to bring them up and i"ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist- doctor, lawyer, chef, etc. - watson.