Skinner Questions Free Will as Behaviourism Flourishes

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Skinner Questions Free Will as Behaviourism Flourishes
  1. B.F. Skinner (1904-90); influenced by Watson's methodological behaviourism, but developed a system based off his own philosophy of 'radical behaviourism'
    1. redifined internal, mental events as private events and they should not be given special status when explaining behaviour; believed public observable events need not be scientifically studied, ex. stimulus -> food, response -> eating - we can describe what's happening
      1. believed environmental factors moulded behaviour, behaviour is influenced by its biological endowment but psych can predict behaviour without physiological experiments
      2. 'Beyond Freedom and Dignity' book (1971) - asserted all behaviour is controlled by external stimuli (behaviour is determined in predictable ways by lawful principles)
        1. people are controlled by the environment, not by themselves
          1. FREE WILL IS AN ILLUSION
        2. Fundamental principle of behaviour
          1. Organisms repeat responses that lead to positive outcomes & don't repeat responses that lead to negative ones
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