ch 6 Flashcards
behaviorism conditionings
classical conditioning, operant conditioning
classical conditioning
neutral stim brings about a learned responce
operant conditioning
we do or dont do things bc we are reinforced or punished
pavlov
bell dog saliva stuff
watson
could believe that be could take a healthy kid and turn it into whatever he wanted basically
modern cognitive psychology
scientific study of mental processes that bring about behavior
modern cognitive psychology includes
attention
memory
mental images
language
problem solving
decision making
behavior does not account for
cognition
cog criticism of behaviorism
behavior determined on environment,
but does not account for choice
behaviorism criticism on cog
how can you test something that you cannot see
noam chomsky most associated with
language learning
noam chomsky critique of Skinners verbal behavior
we dont learn everything thru reinforcement/punishment
and some things are more complicated
why would things be more complecated
innate abilities
learning without consequences
why dont infants think like adults
brain is immature
experience is limited
less experience
as brain capacity increases and experiences are gathered, we pursue
more complicated ways of thinking
piaget
cognitive developmental psych
father of cog psych basically
constructivist approach
you build on what you already know
every thot you have is built on what you already know
elements of cognitive change
schemes
sensory representation to mental representation
process of assimilation, accommodation, equilibrium
ass- world changes
acc- you change
equilb- process of finding change that works
schemes
building blocks of thinking
will follow until they fail, then you adapt
sensorimotor stage
entirely physical stage
no internal mental rep of reality
assimilation
use existing scheme to interpret the world
your perspective on world
accommodation
change schemes to fit what the world is showing us
equilibration
world and you working in harmony