Argument Against Methodological Behaviorism
This essay considers the ideas of B.F. Skinner and Noam Chomsky about methodological behaviorism. Based on prompt: "What is Methodological Behaviorism? Describe Skinner’s attempt to analyze human verbal behavior within the behaviorist framework. Next, discuss one or two of Chomsky’s objections to Skinner. How do you think Skinner might reply to Chomsky’s objection(s)? Are the replies successful?"
Written for
- Institution
- Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
- Course
- 24.09 Minds and Machines (24.09)
Document information
- Uploaded on
- August 21, 2022
- Number of pages
- 5
- Written in
- 2021/2022
- Type
- Essay
- Professor(s)
- Unknown
- Grade
- A
Subjects
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pavlov
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classical conditioning
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psychology
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philosophy
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behavior
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noam chomsky
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skinner
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operant conditioning
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behaviorism
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methodological behaviorism
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