87 Years Ago, a Legendary Psychologist Discovered Skinner’s Law. It’s Still the Secret to Sticking With Your New Year’s Resolution
Feel your commitment to your New Year’s resolution flagging already? Skinner’s law is decades old, but it is still the ...
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Social Learning Theory
The basis of social learning theory is simple ... In operant conditioning, coined by B.F. Skinner, we learn through reinforcement or punishment. We avoid touching a pot of boiling water, for ...
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What influences personality?
Rather, man acts the way he does because he has been rewarded or punished for his behavior. A child's personality can be molded by reward and punishment. We should make use of our knowledge about ...
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Watson launches behaviorist school of psychology
Watson's own rather extreme version of behaviorism has been refined over the years. In the 1950s and 1960s, B.F. Skinner pursued behaviorism with the view of improving the human condition ...