Skinner’s Theory of Behaviorism: Key Concepts

This video lecture discusses B. F. Skinner's theory of behaviorism.

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[augusteb.]

At minute 3:50 an error crept in. Reinforcers increase the likelihood that behavior will be shown in the future.

[mah-e-noorchanna]

I appreciate this lecture. it has finally cleared my concepts.

[amonadriano]

Appreciation for you good try of presenting the lectures of good quality

[Misskmendez]

APA citation for this video. Help a sister out taking a Learning and Cognition class.

[nolickspittle]

Absolutely brilliant and very helpful for my nursing assignment!

[rolynmamalias]

This is so helpful. I would like to inform you that I used some of the details in this video for my PowerPoint. 😊 Thank you very much

[dr.shawnnabors]

One of minor correction in this video. Positive reinforcement is the addition of a stimuli that may reinforce behavior. Negative reinforcement is the removal of a stimuli that may reinforce behavior.

[ScribaeEducantum]

“There is nothing impossible to they who will try.”
— Alexander the Great

[Alanchaim]

Dr crossen made us learn so much on skinner. Feel like I’ve known him…

[henkverhaeren]

This is not learning, it is programming.

[Yusuf-bzxh]

Another problem with this guy's theory is that rewards and penalties those are not always tangible or observable or manifest. BF Skinner underestimates man's fear of consequence, which is the way Nietzsche talks about how the Barbarian is always afraid of some overwhelming Doom

[mundiyaadrm]

While writing Reinforcers' nature, the word "neither" needs to be deleted as it is not uttered. Thanks.

[Yusuf-bzxh]

How the hell is this guy going to disregard internal mental events but on the other hand say that he's interested in the causality of action? This is flabbergastery.

[brickboss]

That’s cool that my last name is the same as a Genius

[joachimmikalsen]

The characterisation of "the environment" in this representation is skewed, as if we are talking about something unnatural og stylized. That is a gross misrepresentation of the simple ways in which behavior can be changed, as explained much more elegantly and precise by Burrhus Frederic Skinner. In this case I think something could be gained by some more reading on the topic.

[DeniseSkinnerDeniseSkinner]

Oh boy another physicoanisims dont need any more isiams

[greentriumph]

How many lives have been downgraded by our educators treating us like lab rats. Do you want your children "trained" or educated?

[stevenhines]

Pure lunacy. I suppose if you need to cram on this to pass a test then the video is helpful. But if you have any sense of normal human morality this is garbage