Behavioural Psychology
¨ Emphasizes the importance of observable behaviours using scientifically proven intervention procedures ¨ Do you think people learn behaviour? ¨ Are we born good? ¨ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LIb22-­‐5Lwg ¨ Baby Lab: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/born-­‐good-­‐
babies-­‐help-­‐unlock-­‐the-­‐origins-­‐of-­‐morality/ Learning Goal: I can identify significant contributions of influential psychologists. IVAN PAVLOV (Russian scientist) Research and experiments with dogs Experiment with the sound of a bell and dog receiving food Conditioned Stimulus (bell, it triggers a conditioned response) Conditioned Response (received food, the learned response to a previous stimulus) ¨ Classical Conditioning (learned response) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpoLxEN54ho http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hBfnXACsOI ¨ Comical example from the office: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE8pFWP5QDM ¨
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TASK: Read pages 64-­‐65 and answer the questions on page 65 ACTIVITY: Familiar sounds, classical conditioning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n52fjXuwRck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSs484Mn7I8 Commercial Jingles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs3R6ufsHAU ¨ Write down 5 examples from your own life (cell phone ringtones, songs, sirens, smells, actions etc.) that are examples of conditioning. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ¨
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OPERANT CONDITIONING:
Read pages 66-­‐67 & answer questions on page 66 ¨ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt4N9GSBoMI
¨ Scene from Big Bang Theory on positive and negative reinforcement
¨ Google uses positive reinforcement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9No-FiEInLA
Examples at school: scholarships, exam recs etc.
Name: ________________________ Skinner’s Theory Operant Conditioning LEARNING GOAL: I can explain how the key ideas of Skinner’s theory can be used to understand human behaviour. A behaviourist theory based on the fundamental idea that behaviours that are
reinforced will tend to continue, while beheaviours that are punished will
eventually end. Originators: B.F. Skinner, built upon Ivan Pavlov’s theories of
classical conditioning.
The term “operant conditioning” originated by the behaviourist B.F. Skinner,
who believed that one should focus on the external, observable causes of
behaviour rather than try to unpack the internal thoughts and motivations.
Reinforcement comes in 2 forms: positive and negative.
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Example 1: Parents rewarding a child’s excellent grades with gifts or money
Example 2: A schoolteacher awards points to those students who are the most
calm and well-behaved.
Example 3: A form of reinforcement (such as food) is given to an animal every
time the animal (for example, a dog) listens or sits. Questions: 1) If you were a school principal, how might Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning help you devise a strategy to decrease the number of students skipping class? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2) Explain Ivan Pavlov’s experiment with the dogs. What was the purpose of the experiment? ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Your level of understanding: J /green :S/yellow L/red Name: ________________________ Human Behaviour LEARNING GOAL: I can explain how the key ideas of Skinner’s theory can be used to understand human behaviour. Identify some examples in your own life of operant conditioning, when you have been rewarded or reinforced positively or negatively. Refer to the 3 examples on your handout. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Genie Case How does social isolation affect emotional, social, intellectual and linguistic development? Give an example from Genie’s case. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name: ________________________ Human Behaviour LEARNING GOAL: I can explain how the key ideas of Skinner’s theory can be used to understand human behaviour. Identify some examples in your own life of operant conditioning, when you have been rewarded or reinforced positively or negatively. Refer to the 3 examples on your handout. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Genie Case How does social isolation affect emotional, social, intellectual and linguistic development? Give an example from Genie’s case. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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