PSYC 3410 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Learning Theory, Radical Behaviorism, Observational Learning
19 Dec 2017
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Watson believed that psychologists should study only publicly observable behaviour (not thoughts and feelings) Methodological behaviourism- psychologists should study only behaviours that can be directly observed. S-r theory- theory of learning where a connection between a speci c stimulus and a speci c response is established. Watson argued against common beliefs that most things are learned rather than inherited. Noted that scientists make inferences about events that have never been directly observed but can still be operationalized. Believed it might be useful to infer the existence of internal events draw a connection between the environment and behaviour (intervening variables) Speci c stimuli yield speci c responses, with certain internal events mediating the process. Behaviour was an overall pattern of behaviour directed toward particular outcomes, and can only be analyzed on that molar level. People are not just motivated by drives and habits but also have expectations and hypotheses.
