Radical Behaviorism: B.F. Skinner

Radical Behaviorism: B.F. Skinner

1. B.F.Skinner Radical Behaviorism

2. The Work of B.F. Skinner “ Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences” Click Speaker icon to play narration

3. Situation (cue) Response Consequence Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

4. Situation Discriminative Stimulus S D Response Operant R Consequence Reward (Reinforcement) S R or Punishment S p Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

5. Situation Discriminative Stimulus Response Operant Consequence Reward (Reinforcement) or Punishment Driving on Rte. 37 Get Ticket Speeding Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

6. Situation Discriminative Stimulus Response Operant Consequence Reward (Reinforcement) or Punishment In Class Get teacher’s attention Raise Hand Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner

7. Situation Discriminative Stimulus Response Operant Consequence Reward (Reinforcement) or Punishment With Boyfriend Kisses you back Kiss Him Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner

8. Situation Discriminative Stimulus Response Operant Consequence Reward (Reinforcement) or Punishment Alone in a room Getting Money Steal Money Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

9. + - Positive Punishment Negative Punishment Negative Reinforcement Positive Reinforcement Something good Something bad Types of Reinforcement Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

10. Shaping “Reinforcement of successive approximations of a desired behavior” Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

11. Extinction Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

12. Stimulus Generalization Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

13. Punishment? Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

14. Partial Reinforcement Schedules Partial or Intermittent Reinforcement 1S r 1 R 1S r 5 R’s Continuous Partial Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

15. Partial Reinforcement Schedules Partial or Intermittent Reinforcement 2 Qualities More Responses Resistant to Extinction Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

16. Responses Learning Trials Fixed Ratio R.S. Partial Reinforcement Schedules Partial Reinforcement Schedules Partial Reinforcement Schedules Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

17. Responses Variable Ratio R.S. Partial Reinforcement Schedules Learning Trials Long Pauses Eliminated Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

18. Responses Fixed Interval R.S. Partial Reinforcement Schedules Learning Trials Long Pauses Long Pauses Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

19. Responses Partial Reinforcement Schedules Learning Trials Variable Interval R.S. Long pauses eliminated, responding is steady. Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

20. Critique of Skinner-Positive Most relevant to society Lotteries based on Skinnerian theories Applied to governments Token economies Behavior Modification based on Skinnerian Principles and is used in Parenting and Counseling Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration

21. Critique of Skinner--Negative Most relevant to society Only worked with animals Ignores role of emotions, character and the inner workings of the “mind” Sees humans as a kind of robot—put in a stimulus and we will spit out a response. Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner

22. The problem of OVERJUSTIFICATION: If someone is rewarded for doing something they like, they will like it less!! Radical Behaviorism: The Work of BF Skinner Click Speaker icon to play narration