PSYC 2130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Radical Behaviorism, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2130
• Professor: Frank Marchese

Document Summary

Chapter 11 introduction to the environmental strategy. Common theme = focuses on forces in the individuals external environment that influence behaviour; uses mainly lab research (differs from rest) Personality assumed to arise in response to external conditions. Seek relationship between environment and behaviour = these theorists seek out overt (observable) events; avoid the covert (private) processes with organisms. Environmental theorists interested in processes of learning that shape behaviour and content of what is learned and evidenced in later behaviour. Psychoanalytic theorists = focus on drives, dispositional theorists = focus on characteristics intrinsic to person; representational =focusses on private events. Radical behaviourism- takes extreme position that only overt behaviours/ external stimuli should be studied; specifies the methods used to study them (namely/ direct observation/ objectivity, controlled experimentation, etc. ) Methodological behaviourism- opposite of above; prescribes that the same scientific methods be used but does not specify what can be studied; no longer used.