Watch the film, “B.F. Skinner: A Fresh Appraisal” (link below)
Answer the following questions in the film:
- How are Skinner’s and Freud’s perspectives similar? How are they different?
- How did Darwin, Freud and Pavlov/Watson shape Skinner’s views?
- How are Pavlovian and Operant conditioning different?
- How are “Natural Selection” and Skinner’s “Selection by Consequences” similar or parallel?
- Who is the narrator of this video?
- What are the 2 defining characteristics of a reinforcer?
The paper should be 2 to 3 pages