Skinner Flashcards
who is the second most famous psychologist?
B.F Skinner
what did B.F Skinner dominate in the year 1960-1970?
he dominated American Intellectual Life with his radical theory called the Theory Of Behaviorism
how many claims does behaviorism have?
3
what are the claims of behaviorism?
- emphasis on learning, meaning a strong rejection of natural ideas, or natural traits. 2. Anti-Metalism. 3. the idea that there are no interesting differences across species.
for a behaviorist, what are the main mechanisms to explain everything we come to know?
habituation, classical conditioning, and instrumental conditioning.
what does habituation mean?
it means a declining response to stimuli due to repeated exposure
what does classical conditioning mean?
its the learning of an association between one stimulus and another stimulus. it gives you clues that an event is about to happen and the sensitivity allows you to prepare for that event.
what did physiologist, Ivan Pavlov won his Nobel prize on?
Physiology of digestion
what do the reinforced trials mean?
its when the conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus are brought together.
what does instrumental conditioning mean?
instrumental conditioning is also known as operant conditioning. This is when you learn about actions, rewards, and punishments. You act and see how the world responds to your action and this will help determine your future actions.
what does the law of effect mean?
law of effect happens when your behavior changes because of the consequences.
what are the types of reinforcement?
positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement
what is partial reinforcement?
its when you stop reinforcing something then that behavior goes away.
