Can you train your parents? Behavior as Stimulus & Response
Clever Hans Telling time Keeping track of the calendar Reading, spelling, German Add, subtract, multiply, divide Verbal or written questions
How did Hans do it?
Designing a Scientific Experiment Proving or disproving a hypothesis The factors of a valid experiment Manipulating variables
What Hans’ owner thought Hans could perform intelligent tasks as well as a human could
What Experimenters’ Found The Hans Commission –No tricks involved Oskar Pfungst, psychologist –Clever Hans was responding to the reactions of his owner and the audience
Pfungst’s tests Isolated from audience Other questioners Blinders on Hans Questioner didn’t know answer
Response & Stimulus Before the brain In the brain Complex interpretation Positive Response Negative Response Ignoring Behavior = Stimulus + Response
Testing stimulus & response Stimulus: sight of cup Response: pulling hand away TryHitMiss 1 2 3
Can you train your parents? Title: The Effect of _________ (IV) on _________(DV) Hypothesis: If ____________________ (planned change in IV), then ________________ (predicted change in DV). Independent Variable: Dependent Variable & How Measured: Constants: