Unit 11

Behaviorism, life, education, therapy

• Readings:
  • Schultz ch 11
  • Websites of Los Horcones and Twin Oaks, utopian communities founded in 1973 and 1967 respectively, on the basis of Skinnerian principles.
• In class:
  • Skinner presentation
  • The Misbehavior of Animals: about instinctive drift
  • A wonderful self-efficacy site
    • A thought provoking quote How do we acquire self-efficacy beliefs?
  • What are our beliefs about the source of our reinforcers? Julian Rotter: locus of control theory
• Online assignment: Visit the Twin Oaks and the Los Horcones websites.
  On the Utopian Communities forum, answer the following questions --also respond to one post:
  1. What do you think is the significance of the Los Horcones effort? What does it demonstrate? How is it useful?
  2. What do you think of Twin Oaks? What Skinnerian ideas did it keep? Why those ideas, do you think?
  3. If you were going to do a fieldtrip in one of those two locations, which would you choose and why?
  
  This is due by Monday November 20 , at 9:00 am
  
• Quiz on Ch 11 done by Monday November 20, at 9:00 am