Laboratory Approaches
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Personality Theories
- Grade Level: General-Adult
- Subjects: Psychology
- Produced By: Governors State University
- Year: 1984
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 58m 24s
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An introduction to behaviorism. The biological roots of behaviorism are reviewed, and the shift from psychoanalysis to science is examined. Seminal works discussed in this lesson include Ivan Pavlov's research on reflex-driven learning and Edward Thorndike's Laws of Effect and Exercise. The four characteristics of behaviorist philosophy are discussed.