For more than a century, psychologists' thinking has been influenced by the idea that consequences affect behaviour, which is especially prominent in behaviourist learning theories. Behaviourists, in particular, are interested in instrumental conditioning and chose to discuss the same. Both humans and animals decide to behave in ways that result in desirable outcomes or allow them to achieve their goals and choose to avoid those who are unpleasant. In this episode, we'll look at the work of two early American behaviourists, Edward Thorndike and B. F. Skinner, who emphasized the importance of consequences in learning.
Instrumental conditioning
Instrumental conditioning
Instrumental conditioning
For more than a century, psychologists' thinking has been influenced by the idea that consequences affect behaviour, which is especially prominent in behaviourist learning theories. Behaviourists, in particular, are interested in instrumental conditioning and chose to discuss the same. Both humans and animals decide to behave in ways that result in desirable outcomes or allow them to achieve their goals and choose to avoid those who are unpleasant. In this episode, we'll look at the work of two early American behaviourists, Edward Thorndike and B. F. Skinner, who emphasized the importance of consequences in learning.