Logical Behaviorism vs. Behaviorism (in psychology) vs. Behavioral Psychology
Reflex Theory Classical Conditioning The Law of Effect (a.k.a. instrumental conditioning, operant conditioning) Drive Theory
Problems with Drive Theory •Behavior that doesn’t reduce drive (p.96) •Exploratory Behavior (pp.97–98) •Skill development (p.99) •Growth needs (p.99)
Problems with The Law of Effect •Latent learning (pp.101–2) •Observational learning (pp.103–4)
In §5.7, K&W argue that behavioral psychology doesn’t make any predictions at all (at least not without hidden mentalistic assumptions). What is this argument?
The Argument for Methodological Behaviorism (§6.1) 1. Scientific data must refer to publicly observable events. 2. Physical events are public; mental events are private. 3. Therefore, reports of physical events (like behavior) can be scientific data, but reports of mental events can’t.
B. F. Skinner Noam Chomsky
Mazarin Banaji on B. F . Skinner
Chomsky on Behaviorism
Chomsky, p.57
“Stimulus and Response” Chomsky, p.52
“Stimulus Control” Chomsky, p.53
“Stimulus Control” Chomsky, p.53
“Response Strength” Chomsky, p.54
The Productivity of Language “Internalized Grammar” Chomsky, p.59
The problem that is solved by the language learner Chomsky, p.59
Innateness Chomsky, p.60
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