Learning Views
Learning/Behaviorist View Most behavior learned Consequences from environment External & situational emphasis Personality is collection of learned Rs Individual differences due to different history of consequences
Classical Conditioning Stimuli: Response Unconditioned: Unconditioned Neutral: None Conditioned: Conditioned Process NS + UCS… NS becomes CS and causes CR (same as UCR)
Classical Conditioning Personality = CC Rs Conditioning of N: Little Albert Conditioned emotional Rs Generalization Help explain neurotics NA?
Operant Conditioning Structural unit is response Process Objective Operant produces consequences (rewards, punishers) Consequences increase/decrease p of behavior Internal explanations unneeded (motive, cognition, emotion)
Operant Conditioning Personality is learned/develops via consequences for behavior Stability due to consequence contingencies in environment Change contingencies change behavior
Stimulus-Response Theory Structure Habit = S-R connection (learned) Drive = internal S that activates behavior Primary: Innate (pain, hunger) Secondary: Learned (money, success) Process Instrumental conditioning Rewards = drive reduction Punishment = drive enhancement
Stimulus-Response Theory Personality = hierarchically arranged habits and drives Develops via instrumental conditioning
Learning Views: Strengths & Limitations Good science Environmental emphasis Useful applications Limitations Overly simple and neglects key areas Not unified theory Treatment evidence weak