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Behaviorism is an approach to psychology based on the proposition that behaviour can be studied and explained scientifically without recourse to internal mental states. ~ A similar approach to political science may be found in Behavioralism. The behaviorist school of thought ran concurrent with the psychoanalysis movement in psychology in the 20th century. ~ Its main influences were Ivan Pavlov, who investigated classical conditioning, John B. ~ Watson who rejected introspective methods and sought to restrict psychology to experimental methods, and B.F. ~ Skinner who conducted research on operant conditioning. Contents [hide] * 1 Approaches * 2 Versions o 2.1 J. ~ B. ~ Watson o 2.2 Methodological behaviorism * 3 B.F. ~ Skinner and radical behaviorism o 3.1 Definition o 3.2 Experimental and conceptual innovations o 3.3 Relation to language * 4 Molar versus molecular behaviorism * 5 Behaviorism in philosophy * 6 Behaviorists * 7 See also * 8 External links * 9 References and further reading Behaviorism

Comment #1 Jackie (63.176.159.2) -

This is excellent study. Especially for those with kids.

Comment #2 ted (63.176.159.47) -

that was a very useful link thank

you.

Comment #3 Albert from Chicago -

How can that be used to help us deal with dress in our lives?

Comment #4 LabRat (63.176.159.36) -

I don't know if this skinner is the same as the one who invented those skinner box? some kind of a cage where they put a rat and study if it's behavior changes.. sometimes it has a mini lever that when the rat pull some food will come out.

or is the experiment with the dog, tuning fork and meat included in behaviorism?

Comment #5 Gabby (63.176.159.154) -

What are you talking about LabRat?

Comment #6 handy dandy (63.176.159.97) -

does anyone have anymore useful websites?

Comment #7 Keith (63.176.159.94) -

LabRat, are you just running off at the mouth or what?

Comment #8 Shannone (63.176.159.189) -

this website was very helpful and I learned a lot. Thank you. This also caused me to do some more research on a topic I never even thought of before. Any other interesting links to go to that deal with other topics such as this one?

Comment #9 Annete (63.176.159.182) -

Yes he is the inventor and developer of the Skinner box and there was a rumor that in the act of science Skinner did have human subjects on the box and not just a conscented fellow but his new born daughter.

• skinner box

Comment #10 Jim (63.176.159.99) -

Your link Annete is great.

Comment #11 Bowser (63.176.159.121) -

So the Skinner box is like the rat in the maze trying to get the cheese?

But what about the dog and the tuning fork? I've never heard of that.

Comment #12 Zoilo (63.176.159.182) -

to Bowser:

the dog and the tuning fork have to do with Ivan Pavlov's classical conditioning, well actually it is a psychological study to make the story short. In his experiment with a dog and a tuning fork, every time he was about to introduce meat to the dog he first rang the tuning fork, thus conditioning the mind of the dog that whenever he hears the sound of the tuning fork the meat is coming. Means, the tuning fork is the cue for the serving of the meat.

Comment #13 Mat (63.176.159.250) -

Good question. I would like to know what behaviorism is mu friends!

Comment #14 moy (63.176.159.72) -

Indeed, an approach to psychology without drawing to the internal mental states with the option of using science would be great. Behaviorism would be of much good to those with kids because they would be able to monitor their mode of behavior as they grow.

Again, it all depends on how you are looking at it. How then would you want to benefit from it.

The 'skinner box' invention must have been a milestone.

Comment #15 Peony (63.176.159.10) -

A Skinner box is a device invented around 1930 by behavioral scientist B. F. Skinner of Harvard University. The Skinner box is used in a laboratory setting to study classical conditioning and operant conditioning in animals. Skinner and other behaviorists object to the term "Skinner box" and more often call the device an operant conditioning chamber.

Behaviorism is a branch of psychology that has to do with learned behaviors. In classical conditioning, a conditioned stimulus is joined with an unconditioned stimulus, with the result that a natural unconditioned response becomes associated with the conditioned stimulus, thereby becoming a conditioned response. In the famous example of Pavlov's dog, the dog heard a bell ring just before each meal and eventually came to salivate at the sound of a bell rather than at the appearance of food.

• www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-skinner-box.htm

Comment #16 moya (63.176.159.249) -

Interesting result about the skinner box. It baffles many why major inventions seem not to be associated with this generation. Is it the case that previous generations exhausted pretty everything that was there to discover?

Behaviorism is indeed a wonderful part of psychology..making animals(or humans)responsive to what is not in their system and in the end inducing some form of behavior. So for how long was an animal placed in the box?

Comment #17 moy (63.176.159.163) -

One man, on being asked what behaviorism was all about answered,

'Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take anyone at random and train him to become any kind of specialist I might select-doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief, and yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations and race of the ancestors.'

John Watson, Behaviorism, 1930

Comment #18 Mye Mye (63.176.159.28) -

That was a good cited quote moy, but i happen to wonder who this John Watson is so i hope this post would help

John Broadus Watson (January 9, 1878–September 25, 1958), an American psychologist, established the psychological school of behaviorism, after doing research on animal behavior. He also conducted the controversial "Little Albert" experiment. Later he went on from psychology to become a popular author on child-rearing, and an acclaimed contributor to the advertising industry.

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Watson

Comment #19 Chiqui (63.176.159.147) -

Understanding how people behave is like understanding how you behave as well. I think this study and concept don't just let us understand why people do this and that, it can also help us understand why we do stuffs and more..

I think before we look on to others' behavior, let us first look at our selves..

How we behave and how we act is how people would also react on us right?

Comment #20 Nica (63.176.159.103) -

That is true Chiqui, nice point. I have to commend you for your thoughts.

But in some cases and situations, people don't admit it to themselves that they are behaving badly, despite the fact that they know they are. So i think this study sometimes is useless.

Well this is just my opinion, and i know that are these people who are aware of the good and bad won't ever dare to afflict anyone.

Comment #21 Eve (63.176.159.33) -

Behavioral studies is something that I used to be more familiar with as a youngster, but now as an adult I remember not as much as I would like to be able to recall. I think I may need to do a little bit of brushing back up on the topic.

Comment #22 Kim (63.176.159.48) -

I think that"The Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley illustrates some interesting points connected with behaviorism and its idea. Huxley presents there a vision of the future world where people seem to have no emotions and they are driven only by reactions and their primitive needs. It is worth reading in this context!

Comment #23 Eve (63.176.159.178) -

Could it be compared to that of the story of the characters in the movie, Equilibrium? It is indeed possible what Aldous Huxley was speaking of, if that were the case. This is seeing that soon we may all be as robots in the world. This would surely not surprise me, not in the least bit.

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