Wouldn't this make a nice little article for Teaching of Psychology? It's
one of the most fascinating things I've read on TIPS in a couple of years.
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
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> Subject: Summary: Pos. and Neg. reinforcement in Walden Two
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>
> Many thanks to all those who tracked this down. Here is my summary.
> All titles refer to books or articles by Skinner.
>
> 1935 "Two types of conditioned reflex"
> negative conditioning/negative reinforcement means punishment
> 1939 Behavior of Organisms
> negative conditioning/negative reinforcement means punishment
> 1941 Some Quantitative Properties of Anxiety
> negative conditioning/negative reinforcement means punishment
> 1945 Operational Analysis of Scientific Terms
> generally contemporary language regarding probabilities and
> environmental control, but the term negative reinforcement
> does not appear at all.
> 1945 Manuscript version of Walden Two
> negative conditioning/negative reinforcement means punishment
> <something happens here?>
> 1948 Published version of Walden Two
> negative conditioning/negative reinforcement means punishment
> <or something happens here?>
> 1953 Science and Human Behavior
> negative reinforcement means reducing prob. of behav.
> by removing
> something from the environment, negative conditioning seems
> not to be used.
>
> So we have a 5 year (possibly 8 year) span in which the change might
> occur. Many thanks for folks helping to track this down.
>
>
> -Chuck
>
> BTW: Jim Matiya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> suggested two books by Dodge
> Fernald on Walden two (see quote below). I spoke with Dodge about
> the "Walking Tour" and found out it is out of print but that he is
> happy for folks to adapt things from it for their classes. I have
> not seen the instructors manual.
>
>
> >One is entitles, "Walking Tour of Walden Two: A Student's
> >Guidebook. It includes tours, key conceptsstudy questions and value
> >clarification exercises. THe isbn is 0-02-337030-0 copyright 1989 by
> >MacMillan. The second book is the Instructor's Manual
> (always handy to
> >have!) (Isbn 0-02-337031-9) includes multiple choice questions, essay
> >questions and guidebook units. The guidebook unit divides the 36
> >chapters of Walden Two into 10 units and everyone has a purpose, key
> >concepts, topics for discussion, and norms for the value
> clarification.
> >The tenth essay question may be of interest to you. "Free
> will versus
> >determinism is a major issue in Walden Two. Describe
> Skinner's position
> >in detail, referring specifically to the following: positive
> >reinforcement, punishment, control, and the feeling of freedom."
> - Chuck Huff; 507.646.3169; http://www.stolaf.edu/people/huff/
> - Psychology Department, St.Olaf College, Northfield, MN 55057
>
