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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

B.F. SKINNER

EARLY HISTORY

  • Burrhus Frederic Skinner
  • Birth- March 20, 1904
  • Intelligent upbringing
  • August 18- 1990
  • Leukemia

EDUCATION

  • Hamilton College-New York
  • Greenwich village, New York
  • Masters in psychology-Harvard 1930
  • Doctorate in 1931- 1936

EDUCATION

  • Minneapolis- University of Minnesota
  • Married Yvonne Blue- 2 children
  • Skinners invention on child (air crib)
  • chairmen of the psychology department at Indiana University 1945
  • 1948 Invited to Harvard
  • Researches, books(fiction, poetry)
  • Best psychology writer- Walden II

OPERANT CONDITIONING

  • Deals with intentional actions that have an effect on the surrounding environment.
  • Based on Edward Thorndike's 'Law of Effect'
  • (simplypsychology.org)

OPERANT CONDITIONING

  • Reinforced behaviour tends to be repeated
  • Unenforced behaviour tends to die out/be extinguished
  • (simplypsychology.org)

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

  • Strengthens behaviour by providing a consequence that is rewarding
  • EXAMPLE:
  • Providing a toy to a child
  • (simplypsychology.org)

NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT

TOKEN ECONOMY

  • A system in which targeted behaviours are reinforced with tokens, then later exchanged for rewards.
  • (simplypsychology.org)

Token Economy

  • Tokens can be:
  • fake money, buttons, stickers, poker chips
  • Rewards can be:
  • snacks, activities
  • (simplypsychology.org)

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