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Superstition

Superstition. AND BEHAVIOURISM. Superstitions: beliefs not based on reason or knowledge. What’s Yours?. B. F. SKINNER. Positive reinforcement. Negative reinforcement. How could abnormal behaviour be learned ?. Behaviourism and Superstition.

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Superstition

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  1. Superstition AND BEHAVIOURISM

  2. Superstitions: beliefs not based on reason or knowledge. • What’s Yours?

  3. B. F. SKINNER

  4. Positive reinforcement Negative reinforcement How could abnormal behaviour be learned?

  5. Behaviourism and Superstition • The pairing of a desired outcome and a routine/behaviour (e.g. Wearing odd socks), reinforces that behaviour. • Therefore Operant Conditioning explains superstitious behaviour through coincidence and reinforcement.

  6. Anomalous Bingo! • Ganzfeld • ESP • Burden of Proof • Uri Geller • Pseudoscience • J.B. Rhine • Macro PK • Micro PK • Internal Locus of Control • External Locus of Control • James Randi • Operant Conditioning • Superstition • Zener Cards • Wiseman and Watt • Probability misjudgement • Jealous Phenomena

  7. Anomalous Bingo! • Operant Conditioning • Ganzfeld • ESP • Micro PK • James Randi • External Locus of Control • Jealous Phenomena • Burden of Proof • Pseudoscience • Superstition • J.B. Rhine • Macro PK • Internal Locus of Control • Probability misjudgement • Uri Geller • Zener Cards • Wiseman and Watt

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