Pyschologist Flashcards
Albert Bandura
Learn by doing and observing
Social learning theory
Bobo doll experiment
Ivan Pavlov
Study saliva and digestion In dogs
Ucs, ucr,
Condition dogs to salivate when they herd a bell.
B.F. Skineer
Operate behavior
Believe in reinforcement to condition behavior.
Rat in box with lever for food.
John Watson
Felt strongly that classical conditioning could be used to modify human behavior. Conditioned Little Albert to fear white rat to anything white and fluffy.1920
Edward L. Thorndike (1905)
noted that rewarding consequences can make a spontaneous behavior more likely to occur again.
the law of effect means that the consequences of a behavior increase (or decrease) the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated.
Konrad Lorenz
studied imprinting extensively in birds.