Psychology 5300

Psychology 5300 - Fall 2019
Course Sequence
Date	Day	Assignment
8/19	M	Class Goals Class Requirements
8/21	W	Concept(s) of the Reflex A cat feeling harassed? A horse doing math? A parrot that understands language? Talk therapy for your pet? Koko's Strange Request ----------------------------------------------------------- Descartes Descartes Philosophy A walk through the gardens The mixed nature of humankind Mind and body Pineal gland in action The legacy of Descarte's mind-body dualism ----------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Hall Voluntary vs. Involuntary Distinction Marshall Hall Brief Bio 1 Marshall Hall Brief Bio 2 ----------------------------------------------------------- Pavlov (1927) Lecture I Skinner (1931) Assignment 1: Descartes/Hall vs. Pavlov/Skinner ----------------------------------------------------------- More on Alex A Current Animal Cognition Controversy Alex talks on PBS RIP Alex! RIP Koko! A Skeptical Analysis of Nonhuman Language Acquisition Another Skeptical Analysis focusing on Koko Nim Chimpsky - Project Nim - Draft of Terrace Commentary ----------------------------------------------------------- Ivan Sechenov Sechenov (1861) Thesis
8/26	M	Pavlov's Discovery and the Basic Acquisition Effects Pavlov Pavlov in surgery Pavlov is awarded Nobel Prize Pavlov's Lab Dog in apparatus (Yerkes & Morgulis, 1909) Technician operates apparatus Kymograph Kymograph record Acquisition procedures and effects ----------------------------------------------------------- Assignment 2: Label Acquisition Procedure Exercise Assignment 3: Spot Acquisition Procedures in Daily Life ----------------------------------------------------------- Alexis St. Martin -&- William Beaumont RadioLab podcast on Beaumont and St. Martin William Beaumont Army Medical Center (El Paso, TX) ----------------------------------------------------------- Conditioned Reflexes (1927) Pictures of Pavlov's Dogs Pavlov Institute of Physiology ----------------------------------------------------------- Sechenov (1861) Thesis Ivan Sechenov (1863) Reflexes of the Brain Brief Biography of Sechenov ----------------------------------------------------------- Bad CC Diagram
8/28	W	Discussion of Assignments
9/2	M	No Class
9/4	W	Classical Conditioning I: Extinction Do we need a concept of inhibition? Pavlov (1927) Table of Contents Falls (1998) Bouton (2002) ----------------------------------------------------------- Conditioning Chamber Spontaneous Recovery Figure 3 (Rescorla, 2004) Jerzy Konorski Assignment 4: Problem of Relapse
9/9	M	Discussion of Assignment
9/11	W	Classical Conditioning II: Predicting the CS Contiguity (Pavlov) vs. Contingency (Rescorla) Figure 1 from Rescorla (1988) Figure 2 from Rescorla (1988) ----------------------------------------------------------- Rescorla (1988) Rescorla (1968) Rescorla (1969) Kamin (1969) Picture of Rescorla ----------------------------------------------------------- John Hughlings Jackson the sensory/motor Homunculus
9/16	M	Classical Conditioning III: Predicting the UCS Pavlov - Biological Potency Kamin Blocking Effect ----------------------------------------------------------- Rescorla (1988) Kamin (1969) Assignment 5: Is Red a Dangerous Color?
9/18	W	Discussion of Assignment
9/23	M	Classical Conditioning III: Predicting the Response Opponent Process Model Richard Solomon Hedonic Shift with Experience #1 #2 #3 General Pattern of Reaction Early Pattern in Opponent Process Model (HR to Shock - Early) Later Pattern in Opponent Process Model (HR to Shock - Late) Overall Pattern Solomon (1980) ----------------------------------------------------------- Siegel Conditioning Analysis - Tolerance, Craving, and Withdrawal Siegel & Ellsworth (1986) Siegel (1988) Siegel & Ramos (2002) ----------------------------------------------------------- Other "opponent process" examples Rebound headaches Nasal Spray addiction Heartburn drugs can cause heartburn ----------------------------------------------------------- Assignment: Diet Coke I Addicted to Coke Assignment 6: Addicted to Coke ----------------------------------------------------------- Karl Zener Zener Cards
9/25	W	Discussion of Diet Coke I
9/30	M	Diet Coke II ----------------------------------------------------------- Digestive System Pancreas ----------------------------------------------------------- Why eating is dangerous Woods (1991) Woods & Ramsey (2000) ----------------------------------------------------------- The conditioning issue Swithers (2015) Davidson et al. (2014) Swithers & Davidson (2008) Swithers & Davidson - Figure 1 Swithers & Davidson - Figure 3 Swithers & Davidson - Figure 4 Swithers & Davidson - Figure 6 Swithers & Davidson - Figure 7 ----------------------------------------------------------- A similar issue Siegel (2011) Four-Loko Effect Glass of Four Loko ----------------------------------------------------------- Assignment 7: Diet Coke II
10/2	W	Discussion of Diet Coke II
		Evaluative Conditioning Walther, Weil, & Langer (2011) Jones, Olson, & Fazio (2010)
10/7	M	Q & A [ Study Guide ]
10/9	W	Test 1
10/14	M	Fall Break!
10/16	W	Thorndike codifies the Law of Effect Charles Darwin - Voyage of the Beagle Continuity Among Species - Finches Comparative Psychology - George Romanes - Problem of Anecdotes Edward Lee Thorndike tests the mental continuity argument William James House (95 Irving St) Thorndike's Puzzle Boxes Puzzle Box B1 Thorndike (1911) ----------------------------------------------------------- Thorndike (1898) Intro to "Animal Intelligence" ----------------------------------------------------------- Thorndike's History Chance (1999) Hearst (1999) ----------------------------------------------------------- Parallels between Evolution and Behavior Change Selection by Consequences - Skinner (1981) The Introduction of Shaping - Skinner (1951) Historical Description of Discovery of Shaping: Peterson (2001) - Peterson (2004) ----------------------------------------------------------- Hal Herzog (1993) - Moral issues associated with accepting Darwin's "Continuity" argument ----------------------------------------------------------- The New Connectionism Neural Network Neural Network with Back Propagation ----------------------------------------------------------- Examples of Quick Evolutionary Changes: Italian Wall Lizard Brown Anole Lizard Galapagos Finch ----------------------------------------------------------- William James - 1865
10/21	M	J. B. Watson and E. R. Guthrie against the Law of Effect C. L. Hull for the Law of Effect Watson (1924) Guthrie (1952) Guthrie's Cat B Guthrie's Cat G Guthrie's Learning Principle Clark Hull Need - Drive Hypothesis Hull (1943) Example Postulates Hull (1943) System Hull 1949 - Summary of System ----------------------------------------------------------- Hull (1930) Hull (1931) Hull (1937) Hull (1931) Figure 5 Clark Hull Biography ----------------------------------------------------------- History of Rat Mazes ----------------------------------------------------------- Issue of Awareness Brian Wansink - Mindless Eating Wansink et al. (2005) - Bottomless Soup Bowl Wenger & Wheatley (1999) - Do Thoughts Cause Behavior? Verplanck (1962) - Unaware of Where's Awareness ----------------------------------------------------------- Modern Version of Guthrie BJ Fogg "Tiny Habits" Video Here
10/23	W	Problems for the Need-Drive Hypothesis Harlow (1958) article Harry Harlow Harlow's Basic Procedure Harlow's Results: Figure 5 Figure 6 After Hull General Problem for Hull ----------------------------------------------------------- The Prediction Issue: Two classic solutions Trans-situational Law of Effect Paul Meehl - Meehl (1950) Empirical Law of Effect B. F. Skinner - Skinner (1953) ----------------------------------------------------------- Assignment 8: Skinner on Theories Skinner (1950) - Are Theories of Learning Necessary? Defense of the value of theory - Hull 1935 ----------------------------------------------------------- Biography of Skinner by Howard Rachlin Schoenfeld (1978/1995) - The tangled history of the term "Reinforcement" ----------------------------------------------------------- History of the Maze in Research Another History of the Maze -----------------------------------------------------------
10/28	M	Practice with Skinner's Empirical Law of Effect Label the effect #1 Label the effect #2 Label the effect #3 Label the effect #4 Label the effect #5 Label the effect #6 Label the effect #7 Label the effect #8 Label the effect #9 Label the effect #10 ----------------------------------------------------------- Assignment 9: Empirical Law of Effect Food as a punisher Example Token Economy in a School Keep your eye on the contingency - Kerr 1975/1995 Keep your eye on the contingency - Ayllon & Michael (1959) Keep your eye on the contingency - Homer's Problem
10/30	W	Discussion of Assignment
11/4	M	Reinforcement Schedules Operant Chamber Operation of a Cumulative Recorder Actual Cumulative Recorder Bank of Cumulative Recorders Pattern of Responding on 4 Schedules ----------------------------------------------------------- Development of Skinner's Method Skinner (1956) Figure 5 Skinner (1956) Figure 8 Skinner (1956) Figure 9 Skinner (1956) Figure 10 Skinner (1956) Figure 12 A Case History in Scientific Method - Skinner (1956) ----------------------------------------------------------- Shaping Behavior Girl Playing Violin Skinner's Minnesota Lab Skinner in his Minnesota Lab Pigeons Playing Ping Pong The Introduction of Shaping - Skinner (1951) History of the Development of Shaping - Peterson (2004) ----------------------------------------------------------- Fish Hunter Gambling Games Game Table Here Game Demo Here Another Demo Here How to Play Here Article on Fish Hunter Games Here Article on Hooked Player Here ----------------------------------------------------------- Nir Eyal - Why is Technology so Habit-forming? Video Here Verbal Description Here Summary of "Hooked" Here --------------------------------------------- Skinner (1960) Pigeons in a Pelican Nose Cone Outside Nose Cone Inside ----------------------------------------------------------- Causing trouble at Harrah's
		Reinforcement "Value" Pigeon in Operant Chamber Skinner's Minnesota Lab Palmetto Pigeon Plant Multiple Schedules - Behavioral Contrast Reynolds (1961) Concurrent Schedules - Matching Herrnstein (1961) Herrnstein's Results
11/6	W	Back to the Prediction Issue: Premack's solution Premack's Run-Drink apparatus ----------------------------------------------------------- Timberlake & Farmer-Dougan (1991) Premack: Essay on Reward and Punishment vs Freedom
11/11	M	Premack continued
11/13	W	The Prediction Issue: Timberlake & Allison's solution Response Deprivation Theory Response Deprivation Theory Example Timberlake Disequilibrium Approach Assignment 10: Premack vs Response Deprivation ----------------------------------------------------------- Timberlake & Farmer-Dougan (1991) Konarski et al. (1980)
11/18	M	Discussion of Assignment
11/20	W	Punishment: How does it work? Thorndike's (1911) Original Answer Guthrie (1935) - Competing Response hypothesis A Single Factor Answer - Estes & Skinner (1941) A Two Factor Answer - Solomon (1964) Dunham (1971) - Problem with Two Factor answers ----------------------------------------------------------- Church (1963) Review of classical literature ----------------------------------------------------------- Assignment:
11/25	M
11/27	W	Thanksgiving Break
		Operant-Pavlovian Interactions I Traumatic Avoidance Learning Richard Solomon Solomon & Wynne (1953) - Produce the Effect Solomon & Wynne Apparatus General Pattern of Results Typical Individual Acquisition Curves 1 and 2 Probability of Getting Shocked after 1st Avoidance Response Figure Avoidance Latencies after Last Shock Figure Problems with Standard Two Factor Explanation ----------------------------------------------------------- Solomon, Kamin, & Wynne (1953) - Extinguish the Effect 200 Trials of Ordinary Extinction Pattern of Responding Within Session Results for Varied Extinction Procedures Modified Two Factor Explanation ----------------------------------------------------------- Interactions in the Operant Chamber Skinner (1948) Superstitution Experiment - Noncontingent Reinforcement Brown & Jenkins (1968) - Autoshaping - Results Autoshaping Effect Example Long Box Autoshaping Effect Example Williams & Williams (1969) - Negative automaintenance - Experiment 1 Results Negative Automaintenance Example
		Operant-Pavlovian Interactions II Learned Helplessness Seligman & Maier (1967) Table 1 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 ----------------------------------------------------------- Hiroto (1974) Hiroto & Seligman (1975) ----------------------------------------------------------- M. E. P. Seligman Seligman in the 70s ----------------------------------------------------------- Maier & Seligman (2016) Assignment: Operant-Pavlovian Interactions
		Discussion of Assignment
12/2	M	Summary / Q & A Study Guide - Test 2 Yes, it's The Final Countdown of the semester ----------------------------------------------------------- The Altoid Prank: Classical or Operant Conditioning? [ # ] [##]
		Test 2 - Friday, 12/6, 2:00 - 4:30