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Can you train your parents? Behavior as Stimulus & Response
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Clever Hans Telling time Keeping track of the calendar Reading, spelling, German Add, subtract, multiply, divide Verbal or written questions
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How did Hans do it?
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Designing a Scientific Experiment Proving or disproving a hypothesis The factors of a valid experiment Manipulating variables
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What Hans’ owner thought Hans could perform intelligent tasks as well as a human could
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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
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Pfungst’s tests Isolated from audience Other questioners Blinders on Hans Questioner didn’t know answer
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Response & Stimulus Before the brain In the brain Complex interpretation Positive Response Negative Response Ignoring Behavior = Stimulus + Response
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Testing stimulus & response Stimulus: sight of cup Response: pulling hand away TryHitMiss 1 2 3
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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:
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