Word: behaviorist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Stimulus and response will eventually be connected by neurology. Psychology can give only a clear explanation of what we can see and measure," said Skinner, referring to behaviorist theories that explain behavior in terms of a given response from a given stimulus...
...emeritus professor also said the etymological definition of anger is vexation, an external event. According to behaviorist theory, this event causes a certain response, including a physical reaction. Interpretation of this reaction leads to what humans call emotions...
...Renowned behaviorist B.F. Skinner, Pierce Professor of Psychology Emeritus, also issued harsh words of criticism from the Ed School yesterday. Skinner, departing considerably from his intended speech on computer-aided learning, said the government book does not offer "a single thing of use" to teachers and said he was "terribly disappointed...
...Social behaviorist B.F. Skinner, Pierce Professor of Psychology Emeritus, yesterday told a standing-room-only audience at the Graduate School of Education that teachers should reinforce classroom learning with computer education in order to expedite the learning process...
...there's the rub. Behaviorism is not compatible with our current conception of personal responsibility, for the latter arises from free will, which the behaviorist denies. There are no bad people, the behaviorist argues, only bad environments. For the behaviorist, society is on trial in every case...