PPT-Behaviorism Operant Conditioning

BF Skinner Perhaps the most well known Behaviorist is B F Skinner 19041990 Skinner followed much of Watsons research and findings but believed that internal states could influence behavior just as external stimuli . B.F. Skinner (1904 – 1990). Operant conditioning. “Organisms associate their own actions with consequences. Behaviour is strengthened if followed by a . reinforcer. , or diminished if followed by a punisher.”. methodological behaviorism. Classical Conditioning. While investigating the digestion of dogs, Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) observed that the dogs in his laboratory would salivate when they saw the people who brought their food.. Abbie, Jessica, Nick, Katie. Operant conditioning . Reward and punishment . The rewarded behavior will be more likely to happen again . Skinner stumbled across what we know today as the skinner box. This box allowed him to collect a record of what the animal picked(reward or punishment). . Unit 3- Module 15 notes. Operant Conditioning. Definition:. A type of learning in which the frequency of a behavior depends on the consequence that follows that behavior. Developed from an idea known as the . Conditioned Learning. Review: What is Conditioned Learning?. Acquiring or changing patterns of behaviour as the result of an environmental stimulus.. Examples?. Smile back when someone smiles at us. Stop at a red light. 2. Operant & Classical Conditioning. 1. Classical conditioning forms associations between stimuli (CS and US). Operant conditioning, on the other hand, forms an association between behaviors and the resulting events.. Overview. Habituation. Classical conditioning. Instrumental/operant conditioning. Observational learning. Thorndike and Law of Effect. Classical Conditioning considers only involuntary reflexes. . How are voluntary responses learned?. What is Behavioural Psychology?. It is based on the belief that psychologists need . empirical evidence. in order to understand and change human behaviour.. . Behavioural psychologists use . experimentation. Schools of Thought. Behaviourism. Recall: Behavioural Psychology. What were/are the main beliefs/assumptions?. Need empirical evidence to understand human behaviour & make changes to it. Should be . 1 Big Difference . Operant Conditioning. : When an individual’s own behaviour increases or decreases because of the response that behaviour is met with. B.F. Skinner. Burrhus Frederic Skinner, 1904-1990. a . brief overview. …. Math 149. Spring ‘14. Burger. . What is behaviorism all about?. . Behavioral psychology . is the study of external behavior. Behavior is . objective . and . observable. .. Perspectives. Psychoanalytic. Behaviorism. Humanism. Cognitive. Evolutionary. Biological/Biomedical. Psychodynamic. The psychodynamic perspective originated with the work of Sigmund Freud. This perspective emphasizes the role of the . [Professor Name]. [Class and Section Number]. Overview Pt. 1. Behaviorism. Classical (. Pavlovian. ) Conditioning . Types of responses. Pavlov’s experiment. Examples. Activity: Conditioned emotional response. BOO/YEAH DEMO!. Reinforcement. is the Yeah!. Punishment. is the Boo!. Classical v. Operant. They both use acquisition, discrimination, SR, generalization and extinction.. Classical Conditioning . is automatic .