Chapter 1: Learning Theory: What It Is and How It Got This Way
Chapter Outline
Philosophical Roots
- Are people machines?
- Associations and the contents of the mind
Biological Roots
- Reflexes, evolution, and early comparative psychology
- The rise of the conditioning experiment
A Science of Learning and Behavior
- John B. Watson
- B. F. Skinner
- Edward C. Tolman
- Computer and brain metaphors
- Human learning and animal learning
Tools for Analyzing Learning and Behavior
- Learning about stimuli and about behavior
- Crows foraging at the beach
- Kids at play
- People using drugs
- Relations between S, R, and S*
Summary
