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Behaviouristic Theory
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- 1Is Behaviouristic Theory Systematic?Behaviorists were very systematic theorists
-Pavlov and Skinner constructed careful, logically coherent accounts of classical and operant conditioning
-Different phenomena are all explained through a single, coherent conceptual system
-Easier because they have “less theory” - 2Is Behaviouristic Theory Testable?One can directly test predictions about the influence of classical and operant conditioning experiences on the emotional and behavioral responses of the organism in controlled laboratory settings
Within these settings, the behaviorists ideas are as testable as are ideas one might find in the biological or physical sciences - 3What were Chomsky's view's on Behaviorism's testability?Chomsky’s (1959)famous critique of Skinner’s behaviorism:
-Suppose one is in an art museum gazing at a complex piece of art
-One says “I like it,” because, in the past, similar stimuli have been positively reinforcing
-How would one test this idea?
-Hard to know what “stimuli” the person was responding to when saying “I like it”
In the complex world of everyday human life behavioristic analyses sometimes become ambiguous - 4Is Behaviouristic Theory Comprehensive?Thanks in large part to the brilliant creativity of Skinner’s writing, behaviorism is highly comprehensive
Skinner manages to extend behavioral principles to an analysis of
-Individual behavior, group behavior, government, law, religion, psychotherapy, economics, education, culture, perception, language, emotion and motivation, and self-concept - 5Does Behaviouristic Theory have real world applications?Behaviorists succeeded in developing practical applications that remain of value to psychology today
Growth of behavior therapy is an application of immense practical value
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- Personality (Week 8 - Behavioural Theories) FlashCards sobre Behaviouristic Theory, criado por Timmy Joji em 14-06-2018.
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