H&S ch10 Flashcards
John Watson was the founder of…
behaviorism
Watson produced a…
conditioned emotional response
Watson concludes that…
adult fears established in infancy
Watson begins a new…
career as an applied psychologist
The objective of behavior
observation, testing methods, verbal reports, conditioned reflex method
‘subjects’ become less important
elements of behavior
emotions
psychological responses to specific stimuli
Little Peter
Mary Cover Jones shows conditioning can remove
Thought processes
‘thinking’ is ‘subvocal talking
Watson stressed…
the nurturing effect of childhood enviornment
Watson calls for a new kind of society based on…
scientifically shaped and controlled behavior
Law of Mass Action
learning is a function of the intact mass of the cortex
Equipotential
one part of the cortex is equal to another
McDougall
instinct theory of behavior and social psych
Watson-Mc Dougal debate
Argued about consciousness, aesthetic experiences, free will
