Behaviorism, a bit of history in questionnaire

1. WHO IS THE FOUNDER OF BEHAVIORISM AND WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS OF THIS THEORETICAL TREND?
Its founder was the American John B. Watson
The English term behavior means "behavior"; therefore, to denominate this theoretical tendency, we use Behaviorism - and, also, behaviorism, Behavioral Theory, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Analysis of Behavior.

Jolm B. Watson who was the founder and their differences; were Behavioralism, Behavioral Theory, Experimental Behavior Analysis and Behavior Analysis.

2. FOR THE BEHAVIORISTS, WHAT IS THE OBJECT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND HOW IS IT CHARACTERIZED?
His purpose was to give this science the consistency the psychologists of the time had been seeking-an observable, measurable object whose experiments could be reproduced under different conditions and subjects. It was characterized as status of science.

3. HOW IS MAN STUDIED BY BEHAVIORISM?
The man and the environment between his actions (his answers) and the environment (the stimulations)
4. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THEORETICAL OF BEHAVIORISM?
Behaviorism, which has as its main theoretical Skinner (1904-1990)
5. WHAT IS REFLECTIVE OR RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR? Give examples.
Non-voluntary and includes responses that are elicited (producing) by antecedent environmental stimuli.
Examples. Shrinkage of the pupils when a strong light hits the eyes, salivation caused by a drop of lemon placed on the tip of the tongue, the shiver of skin when cold air hits us, the famous onion tears.

6. HOW CAN RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR BE CONDITIONED? Give examples.
They are similar responses to these as pairs of stories, which lead the organism to respond to stimuli that did not respond before.
Examples. In a heated room, your right hand is dipped in a bowl of ice water, the temperature of the hand will fall rapidly due to the aging of the blood vessel constitutions, characterizing the behavior as respondent.

7. WHAT IS THE OPERATING BEHAVIOR? Give examples.
Operant behavior includes all the movements of an organism which can be said to at any moment have an effect on those who do something to the world around. Operant behavior operates on the world, so to speak, that direct, rather than indirectly.
Example. Write a letter, read a book and call a taxi with a gesture of the hands.

8. HOW IS THE OPERATING BEHAVIOR CONDITIONED? Give examples.
It is the action of the organism on the environment and the effect of it results in the satisfaction of some need, that is to say, learning in the relation; between an action and without effect.
Example. A mouse positioning a rod to obtain water by chance, having obtained water when it touched the water when it felt thirsty was verified the high probability that being in situ; similar to the mouse positioning it again.

9. WHAT IS REINFORCEMENT? WHAT IS NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT? GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
It is every consequence that following a response alters the future possibility of occurrence of that answer.
Positive Reinforcement. It is every event that increases the future probability of the response that produces it.
Negative reinforcement. It is every event that increases the future probability of the response it removes.
Positive reinforcement example. In the Skinner box it offers something to the body of the mouse (drops of water with bar pressure).

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