PSY 0160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Determinism, Little Albert Experiment, Trait Theory
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View: machine like, determinism opposes free will; events are caused by scieniic laws. Assumpions: behavior is explained as a result of environment, research should be based on labs; can involve people and animals, environmental determinism. Behavior is explained by general laws of learning: situaional speciicity. Strong contrast with trait theory: abnormal behavior caused by maladapive environments. Goal of therapy = new learning experiences. Classical condiioning: ivan pavlov neutral simulus takes on a new meaning. Condiioned withdrawal one can also learn to avoid a simulus which was iniially neutral. Exincion can be undone by removing associaion. Generalizaion inability to discriminate between simuli: john watson and litle albert.
