2007-01-30 20:58:04 · 3 answers · asked by midnitemermaids 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Your question is too vague. This applies ONLY to the classical conditioning/operant conditioning devotees: they are only interested in the observable, and that by definition means behaviour . More modern schools of psycholgy are interested in cognitive processes. You CAN'T observe a cognitive process; processes can only be inferred...so what's your question again???
2007-01-30 21:13:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is difficult to discern what exactly you're talking about. Classical behaviorists are only concerned with observable behavior b/c we can't know what is going on inside our heads.
One thing- in counseling you never ask a client "why" he/she did something. They will always say, "I don't know" or "b/c I wanted to"....why is a question that humans are not really able to answer. We never really know why we do things. Why did the rat his the tab to release the pellet? I don't know- he wanted a pellet. We could ask, "How did hitting the tab reinforce the rat?" You see it's a question we could actually answer. We can't really answer why.
2007-01-31 01:12:10 · answer #2 · answered by DrThorne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-30 21:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋