Edward Lee Thorndike
What principle did the law of effect suggested?
It suggested that a response is reinforced if it is preceded by an enjoyable effect and weakened with a disliking effect.
What is associated with Skinners ideas of development?
The Operant Conditioning.
What principle did Watson applied?
Respondent Conditioning
Why was Thorndike's studies influenced Kindergarten teachers?
Children had a normal inclination to create habits.
What did were Skinners views in human behaviors?
Reactions to Environmental stimuli.
What was Watson interest to investigate?
The way in which individuals behave under different environmental conditions.
What type of training became important in the first quarter of the twentieth centurty?
Habit Training
What did the Skinner box measured in the experiment?
Responses in Organisms and their interactions with the environment.
What term did Watson created?
Behaviorism
What two concepts did Thorndike found for a response to a stimulus being strengthened?
Positive Rewarding Results, Continuous Exercise and Repetition
A reward that increases the behavior.
Why did Watson wanted to manipulate and control the environment?
To see the impact on individual's learning and development?
What did the law of exercise specified?
The more recurrent a stimulus a response connection is offered the more it will be preserved.
What does a negative Reinforcer mean?
The elimination of a disagreeable incentive from the situation.
What concepts does Behaviorists measure?
Behavioral Modifications