Behaviourism

Behaviourism

1. Learning Theory

2. Objective, no mental structures

3. Pavlov

   • Classical conditioning
     • Dog saliva response to bell after food

4. Watson

   • Classical conditioning
     • Little Albert rat fear

5. Skinner

   • operant conditioning
     • skinner's rat box
       • lever pressing

6. Punishment

   • Response cost: token removed
   • Time out: isolation from reinforcer
   • Positive P: aversive stimulus presented
   • to be effective must be immediate & continuous. Kelin

7. Reinforcement

   • to increase behaviour
   • positive: pleasant stimulus
   • negative: aversive stimulus

8. ABA: Applied Behavioural Analysis

   • Keenan et al: helps autism