PSYC 410 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture I. Difference Between Clark Hull and Edward Tolman’s TheoriesOutline of Current Lecture II. Interpreting Human Behavior III. Skinner’s emphasis on controlIV. The Causes of LearningCurrent Lecture- The Reinforcero Positive and Negative reinforcement, punishmento Pain Control- Practical Implicationso Use Positive Reinforcemento The Organism is always right If you are doing an experiment and the animal isn’t doing what you expect, the YOU are doing something wrong not the organism- Interpreting Human Behavioro Verbal Behavior (1957): Skinner thought this was his most important book. The Basic Claim Example: The “Tact” - A way of trying to take our notion of idea or concept and reinterpret it inbehavioral terms- This is Skinner’s attempt to figure out why we have behaviorso The challenge of language to behaviorismo Uniqueness to humans If minds exists then behaviorism doesn’t work and if minds exists but not in animals you can’t link experiments on animals to humans- Meaning and Intentionality: o Something inner is expressed outwardly Constructing Culture- Skinner’s emphasis on controlThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. It was socially important and important catalyst on scientific trutho Project OrCon Pigeons guiding bombs experimento The Air Crib Skinner puts his first baby in the air cribo Walden II Skinner’s novelo Positions on the issues: The Nature of Learning- How many kinds of learning? Two- How does learning proceed? Continuity - What is learned? Direct environment –behavior relationships The Causes of Learning- Contiguity vs. contingency: Contingency, but see “superstitious behavior”- Role of reward: essential, but unexplained- Role of consciousness: rare, except for “private stimuli”o Future Directions Behaviorology? Radical behaviorism as a form of embodied cognitiono Behaviorism and the problem of
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