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In this assignment, select three dates of importance to you from the Today in History of Psychology Calendar.
Using the attached worksheet, provide a summary of the event (minimum word count 150 words). Then identify and explain 3 examples of how each event influenced the current practice of psychology (each example minimum word count 150 words). You may consider using the following sites for your examples:
Association for Psychological Science
American Psychological Association
Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Please include a minimum of 4 academic resources.
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Today in Psychology History
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Today in Psychology History
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March 20, 1904
Summary of
Burrhus Frederic Skinner, sometimes known as B.F. Skinner was a behaviorist
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psychologist who was born in the state of Pennsylvania on March 20, 1904. In
August of 1990, B.F. Skinner died at the age of eighty-four years (Skinner,
2019). His study area as a behavioral psychologist was human behavior, where
his manner of thinking was unique and counter-cultural at the time. He felt that
to comprehend an individual's actions; one must first comprehend their
thinking. As a result, we are better able to comprehend people's motivations.
By observing an individual's behavior, we can know much more about their
life and experiences. This helps us understand why people act in a certain way,
especially when it comes to becoming a psychopath. There is always a cause,
and Skinner recognized this, believing that we must first comprehend a
person's mind before attempting to comprehend their actions.
Influence in
1.Operant conditioning is a technique that is currently employed in
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psychology, also known as instrumental conditioning. The methods employ
the reward and punishment system. Guardians, professors, and researchers
alike employ this strategy in a variety of ways. The types of operant
conditioning include positive reinforcement, negative reinforcements,
extinction, and punishment (Skinner, 2019). Many factors influence how and
when these distinct strategies are used. These strategies could be used, for
example, to teach a dog to throw a ball. Positive reinforcement is an excellent
place to start when dealing with this processing. When the dog successfully
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picks up the ball, reward them with a biscuit. Similarly, if a dog has done
something wrong, we can use negative reinforcement to help them to stop
doing it. These approaches can be used to teach children and prisoners that
have been detained. In operant behavior, a link is made through behavior and
the consequences of the behavior
2. In the previous example, I included animals as an example because Skinner
utilized the "Skinner Box" to research animals. In this experiment, he utilized
rats to demonstrate how positive and negative reinforcement can promote or
prohibit behavior depending on our goals. When the rat moved in a direction,
he did not want it to go; he would shock it. Even with its small brain, the rat
worked out that if he ...
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