Psühholoogia ajalugu
eemaldatakse. Trial and error ei ole reflektiivne vaid eesmärgipärane.
NeoBiheivoristid - loomad õppimisprotsessid, metodoloogiline vs radikal.
Positivism - the belief that science should study only those objects or events that can be
experienced directly. All speculation about abstract entities should be avoided.
Logical positivism - the philosophy of science according to which theoretical concepts are
admissible if they are tied to the observable world through operantional definitions.
1. If theory is used, it must be used in ways demanded by logical positivism.
2. All theoretical terms must be operantionally defined.
3. Nonhuman animals should be used as research subjects for two reasons: (a) relevant
variables are easier to control. (b) perceptual and learning processes occuring in
nonhuman animals differ only in the degree from those processes in humans therefore
the info can be generalized to humans.
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