Skinner and the legend of a child raised in a box, lauren slater takes us from a deep empathy with stanley milgrams obedience subjects to a funny and disturbing recreation of an experiment questioning the validity of psychiatric di. After a horrific, highly publicized murder in 1964, john darley and bibb latane set out to discover why none of the 38 people who witnessed the crime made any serious effort to help the victim. Chapters 1 and 2 chapter 1 this first chapter deals with the psychologist featured in the books title, which i find strange given how usually books dont deal with the most prominent of its subject matters right at the beginning. This 53page guide for opening skinners box by lauren slater includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 9 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. In the second chapter of lauren slaters opening skinners box she explores the ethically questionable shock experiments of stanley milgram. People turned on their lights and told them to quiet down, but no one came and helped. Great psychological experiments of the twentieth century kindle edition by slater, lauren. Learn skinner opening skinner s with free interactive flashcards. Opening skinners box by lauren slater friday, december 14, 2012.
Opening skinners box quotes showing 15 of 5 those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it. Through ten examples of ingenious experiments by some of psychologys most innovative thinkers, lauren slater traces the evolution of the centurys most pressing concernsfree will, authoritarianism, conformity, and morality. Wilhelm wundt, long considered psychologys founding father, opened one of the first instrument. Lauren slater opens her book opening skinners box with a chapter with the same title.
Photograph nickleback for my psychology project, ive decided to experiment on a friend with his permission to see how he would respond. He challenged the established theories supporting addiction to narcotic substances. Skinner to harry harlow, slater outlines all the most important experiments, leaving out extraneous details but adding enough that it. In opening skinners box, lauren slater sets out to investigate the twentieth century through a series of ten fascinating, witty and sometimes shocking accounts of its key psychological experiments. Great psychological experiments of the twentieth century is a book by lauren slater. Great psychological experiments of the twentieth century is one of those popular science books that leaves you feeling a lot smarter after you finish it. Chapter 4 of opening skinners box by lauren slater.
Opening skinner s box, lauren slater sets out to investigate the twentieth century through a series of ten fascinating, witty and sometimes shocking accounts of its key psychological experiments. Chapters 7 and 8 chapter 7 one of the more important aspects of addiction that i dont believe was explored that much in the chapter is the nonaddictive substances. Skinner and the controversy around his experiments implications. In the rat park alexander creates an ideal environment for. He and eight of his friends went to different psychiatric facilities all across the country, and admitted to have heard a voice, then be honest about the rest of their symptoms, be normal. Opening skinners box is an intriguing attempt by lauren slater to bring to life 10 psychological experiments david corfield fri 26 mar 2004 19. The false memory experiment, explores the research of psychologist elizabeth loftus, a university of washington professor who has researched memory, and specifically the way memories can be distorted, since the 1970s and 1980s. In chapter 5 we we hear about an interesting study and a very interesting woman.
Complete summary of lauren slater s opening skinner s box. Slater s choice of experiments, which includes stanley milgram s obedience experiment and harry harlow s experiments of primate attachment, points toward a concern with the social aspects of psychology. Starting with the founder of modern scientific experimentation, b. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Complete summary of lauren slaters opening skinners box. Skinner and the controversy that surrounded his methods of experimentation. This chapter is about a psychologist named bruce alexander and his research about addiction. Chapter one introduces the relevant background studies that paved the way for skinner.
Choose from 233 different sets of skinner opening skinners flashcards on quizlet. The skinner box how games condition people to play more extra credits duration. A century can be understood in many ways in terms of its inventions, its crimes or its art. Article pdf available in journal of the history of the behavioral sciences 414. Lauren slaters book opening skinners box provides a description of and reflection on ten psychological experiments of the last century. Lauren slater through nine experiments by some of psychologys most innovative thinkers, slater traces the evolution of the centurys most pressing concerns.
Lauren slater great psychological experiments of the twentieth. Skinner, arguably the most influential american psychologist. Great psychological experiments of the 20th century by. In opening skinners box, lauren slater sets out to investigate the twentieth century through a series of ten fascinating, witty and sometimes shocking accounts of its key psychological experiments starting with the founder of modern scientific experimentation, b. Slater presents a study, performed by david rosenhan in the early 1970s, in which sane people infiltrated insane asylums by feigning insanity and then test how long until the doctors realized that. Opening skinners box lauren slater pdf great psychological. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading opening skinners box. Skinner and the legend of a child raised in a box, slater takes us from a deep empathy with stanley milgrams obedience subjects to a funny and. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Opening skinners box is a brief look into the studies done by b. Skinner box in behavioral studies, researchers study the relationship between environmental events and measures of a target behavior, termed a respondent in classical conditioning or free operantin operant conditioning.
Slater relates research done in the area of addiction. In opening skinner s box, lauren slater sets out to investigate the twentieth century through a series of ten fascinating, witty and sometimes shocking accounts of its key psychological experiments. Learn skinners experiments with free interactive flashcards. Skinner, is the ability to train other humans and animals to perform a range of tasks through positive reinforcement rewards. Skinners rat race 6 z obscura stanley milgram and obedience to authority 32 o on being sane in insane places experimenting with psychiatric diagnosis 64 4 in the unlikely event of awater landing darley and latanes training manuala fivestage approach 94 0 quieting the mind the. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Apr 22, 2009 lauren slater s opening skinner s box. Lauren slaters opening skinners box is an insightful recounting of the ten most influential psychological experiments of the twentieth century. Great psychological experiments of the twentieth century. Photograph nickleback for my psychology project, ive decided to experiment on a friend with his permission to see how he would respond to four current events. Listen to opening skinners box great psychological experiments of the twentieth century by lauren slater available from rakuten kobo. Skinners analysis of verbal behaviour and works particularly well with children with minimal or no speech abilities.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Skinner and the legend of a child raised in a box, slater takes us from a deep empathy with stanley milgrams obedience subjects to a funny. Leon festinger is a psychologist from city college of new york and the university of iowa, but whose primary contributions to the field of psychology were research studies done at mit. Internet addiction, for instance, is one that is significantly more important these days even though it wasnt mentioned at all in this chapter.
Personally, i had heard about his experiments before, and i do not think i would consider him infamous. Dec 14, 2012 in the second chapter of lauren slater s opening skinner s box she explores the ethically questionable shock experiments of stanley milgram. Unlimited viewing of the articlechapter pdf and any associated supplements and figures. The book is written by lauren slater, who is a psychologist and a writer. Great psychological experiments of the twentieth century article pdf available in journal of the history of the behavioral sciences 41 4. He used ordinary people, taking volunteers off of the street, and two actors to complete his experiments. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. One of the more important aspects of addiction that i dont believe was explored that much in the chapter is the nonaddictive substances. Window into an accelerated classroom california acceleration. Opening skinners box by lauren slater overdrive rakuten.
The experiments described all focus on skinners primary study, that of operant conditioning. I lift the lid and put my head deep inside a skinner box, where the smell is of. Choose from 233 different sets of skinner opening skinner s flashcards on quizlet. The chapter talks about the experiments conducted by psychologist b. Chapter 3 presents evidence proving that lauren slater really is a little bit crazy. Read 5 chapters from opening skinners box based on the groupings below and. You must assume personal responsibility some experiments start with a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading opening skinner s box. Skinner, americas leading neobehaviorist, was born in 1904 and died in 1990. He is known in the field of psychology for his famous animal experiments in which he demonstrated the power of rewards and reinforcements to. Opening skinners box, lauren slater sets out to investigate the twentieth century through a series of ten fascinating, witty and sometimes shocking accounts of its key psychological experiments.
Mary lynch barbera draws on her own experiences as a boardcertified behaviour analyst and also as a parent of a child with autism to explain vb and how to. Great psychological experiments of the twentieth century w. It follows an interesting experiment in which a young bruce alexander believes that substance addiction is more of a social construct and not a biological one. Choose from 38 different sets of skinners experiments flashcards on quizlet. Learn skinner opening skinners with free interactive flashcards.
He and eight of his friends went to different psychiatric facilities all. Skinner and the legend of a child raised in a box, slater takes us from a deep empathy with. Harry harlow himself experienced bouts of depression throughout his life and in school, he did not fit in. Operant conditioning, one of the main categories studied by b. It is easy to read and each chapter is fairly self contained so you dont have to read the whole book at once. Loftus has testified in court on numerous occasions. Great psychological experiments of the twentieth century by lauren slater free.
View notes chapter 4 of opening skinners box by lauren slater. Chapter one chapter one of opening skinners box focuses on the namesake of the book, b. She first describes research where animals where caged and with doses of drugs at their reach where they on their own would press a button when they. The box of opening skinners box, which is based on lauren slaters muchdebated 2004 book, is a hutsize, opensided, flexible rectangle. Opening the skinners box 11 paper reading 25 projects 8 things that make us smart 3. Mar 26, 2004 opening skinner s box is an intriguing attempt by lauren slater to bring to life 10 psychological experiments david corfield fri 26 mar 2004 19. Opening skinners box chapter one introduced me to the experiments of b. He is known in the field of psychology for his famous animal experiments in which he demonstrated the power of rewards and reinforcements to shape behavior. Lost in the mall chapter 8, entitled lost in the mall. Be the first to ask a question about opening skinners box. When harlow moved to madison, he began testing monkey intelligence, sort of. The behavioral experiments lead to the question of whether a person has freewill to choose their own actions of if a persons actions are conditioned through rewards and punishments. Chapter 4 in the unlikely event of a water landing this chapter is about a murder that took place in downtown new york that took place over 45 minutes.