---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [tips] Re: O.H Mowrer Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 14:12:41 -0500
>At 9:05 PM +0200 5/8/06, Philippe Gervaix wrote: >>Tipsters, >>Mowrer is often cited in the context of learning and conditionning. >>But also within the field of psychotherapy, and according to some >>sources he seems to have worked at the integration of psychology and > >>religon or spirituality. >>Can anyone shed light on this? Any insight into Mowrer's bio? > I think that Mowrer introduced the idea of hope as an intervening variable in learning.I also think that he was responsible for developing the two-factor theory of learning:the idea that acquisition takes place through classical conditioning and we learn to manage specific behaviors through instrumental conditioning. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
