PREDOMINANTLY FUNCTIONALIST THEORIES

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Chapter 4: Edward Lee Thorndike

Animal Research Before Thorndike

Video on Romanes shows his anthropomorphic approach to animal behavior.

Major Theoretical Concepts

Thorndike Before 1930

Secondary Concepts Before 1930

Thorndike After 1930

Thorndike on Education

Evaluation of Thorndike's Theory

Kardas on Thorndike (outline, video, graphics, and full text)


Chapter 5: Burrhus Fredreric Skinner

Major Theoretical Concepts

  • Radical Behaviorism interprets each type of selection at its own level with each possessing its own time frame.
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    Video below shows details about operant conditioning

     

    The Relativity of Reinforcement

  • David Premack
  • William Timberlake
  • Skinner on Education

  • Wanted education to have:
  • Skinner's Legacy: PSI, CBI, and Outline Learning

    PSI

    Personalized Systems of Instruction

    Computer Based Instruction (CBI)

    Evaluation of Skinner's Theory

    Contributions

    Criticisms

  • Faulty parenting
  • Flawed legal practices
  • Hard to compare results
  • No formal theory
  • Kardas on Skinner (outline, video, graphics, and full text)


    Chapter 6: Clark Leonard Hull

    Hull sOr

    The Habit Family Hierarchy

    Hull on Education

    Evaluation of Hull's Theory


    Quiz 2 covers chapters 4, 5, and 6

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