The Mind-Blowing Impact of Behaviorism in Psychology

Let's take a quick look at the history of behaviorism and its impact on psychology. Behaviorism is a school of thought in psychology that is more than 100 years old but still highly relevant today. The main point of behaviorism is that the study of behavior should focus on external causes of behavior--particularly changes in the environment. The video focuses on the four main contributors to behaviorism, starting with Edward Lee Thorndike, an American psychologist who studied learning in chickens and cats and concluded that animals learn through trial and error, not innate intelligence or consciousness. Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist, is next and his work on classical conditioning with dogs is still widely studied and applied today. John Watson, an American psychologist, is then discussed and is best known for his influential 1913 paper outlining his view of psychology as a purely objective science. Finally, I talk about B.F. Skinner, who extended Watson's ideas and was best known for his work on operant conditioning. Overall, the video provides a brief overview of the key figures and ideas in behaviorism and their lasting impact on the field of psychology. #psychology #psychologyfacts #behaviorism ✨ABOUT ME: I received my Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. I joined the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland in Australia in 2007, where my research and teaching are focused on social neuroscience and the history of psychology. 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Five Tenets of Behaviourism 02:18 Edward Lee Thorndike 03:21 Law of Effect 04:50 Law of Exercise 05:50 Ivan Pavlov 07:55 Classical Conditioning 08:35 John B. Watson 06:50 Kurt Koffka 10:38 B.F. Skinner 11:33 Skinner Box 12:06 Shaping 12:46 Schedules of reinforcement ✨ WHERE TO FOLLOW ME: PERSONAL WEBSITE: http://socialneuro.com INSTAGRAM:   / socialneuro   ---- ✨ Music From EpidemicSound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/tjrxd3