I am reminded of an experiment done by a teacher, Jane Elliot, with her 32 3rd grade school students in 1968. Mrs. Elliot came to class one day and announced students were to be divided based on eye color. First, the brown-eyed group was given preference and regarded as “superior” based on their eye color, [...]
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Government based on stereotypes and the flocking of sheep…
Posted in analysis of behavior, media, politics, tagged bigotry, dnc, flocking, government, leaderless, order, rnc, rudderless, silly, Stereotypes on September 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Philosophical Questions of Determinism
Posted in analysis of behavior, tagged about behaviorism, behaviorism, determinism, does it matter, skinner on September 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s another nice piece from JEAB on determinism. In About Behaviorism (1974), B. F. Skinner addresses how the discussion of self control may appear contrary to a behavioristic formulation suggesting some lack of determination. Or does the behaviorist’s use of ordinary language, or for that matter any of his own behavior, violate his behavioristic account? Had Skinner not [...]
Mathematics and Analysis of Behavior
Posted in analysis of behavior, information theory, mathematics, tagged behavior, behaviorism, analysis of behavior, matching law, mathematical modeling on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a nice argument promoting the use of mathematically modeling in the experimental analysis of behavior. Described in this way, the predictions of these two theories are difficult to distinguish. Although they make their predictions for different reasons, both theories seem to predict the same general result: punishment will cause a decrease in the punished behavior. Once [...]
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