Lecture #9 The Era of Behaviourism |
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This is a lecture from PSYC4981, the History of Psychology, taught at the University of Queensland by Eric Vanman, Associate Professor of Psychology. It covers McDougall, parapsychology at Duke University, the Battle of Behaviorism Debate, Skinner, and the work of other Neobehaviorists (Lashley, Hull, and Tolman).
****** For a briefer version of this content on behaviourism, watch my "Behaviourism Explained" video: https://youtu.be/t7luqbtlNMM Some References used for this lecture include: Fancher, R. E. (1990). Pioneers of Psychology (2nd ed.). W.W. Norton. Hergenhahn, B. R. (2005). An Introduction to the History of Psychology (5th ed.). Thomson Wadsworth. Schultz, D. P., & Schultz, S. E. (1996). A History of Modern Psychology (6th ed.). Harcourt, Brace. Weiner, B. (2013). Little-Known Truths, Quirky Anecdotes, Seething Scandals, and Even Some Science in the History of (Primarily Achievement) Motivation. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 17(3), 293–304. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088868313484587. |