Lecture 1

Question 1

Watson

Answer 1

changed the world of psychology by arguing that we should study it through objective, measurable phenomena rather than introspection
however, he was criticized because the natural laws he came up with were wrong

Question 2

Tenets of Behaviorism

Answer 2

1. Measurable Outcome: Behavior
2. Determinism: There are laws that govern our actions
3. Goal: Discover the natural laws that determine behavior

Question 3

Natural Laws

Answer 3

there are many kinds, ex. gravity

all powerful and come from the world

Question 4

Skinner

Answer 4

further explored behaviorism

1. determinism, free will is an illusion
2. Therapy -> behavior modification, if we manipulate your environment we can control your behavior

Question 5

Nature and Nurture Interaction

Answer 5

always an interaction between both

genes can determine the environment you seek out, and environment can determine what gees are expressed

Question 6

Learning

Answer 6

the process that underlies relatively permanent changes in behavior caused by experience.
(learning is not behavior change itself, but the internal processes that result in behavior change)