Also I am curious if any behaviorist, you know like B.F., were credited in any sense of the word. My guess would be no but miracles can happen . . .
Joan [email protected] > Iâve been reading a bit more along the line of this âhabitsâ craze. > Hereâs what I think. Would love to get feedback: > > As I mentioned in a previous post, this âHabitsâ stuff is basically > Bmod warmed over/re-marketed. The new way of talking about this is that > âcuesâ or âtriggersâ that have led to behavioral routines (Habits) > which have been rewarded in the past tend to be repeated. Well, weâve > known that for years. > > So to make it unique/up-to-date, the authors throw in a little mention of > dopamine. What theyâre saying is that after you do the habit many > times, dopamine is released no longer at the END of a behavior but rather > during the time that we are ANTICIPATING a reward (just after the cue). > This dopamine release creates, these authors say, a CRAVING that can only > be resolved by carrying out the habit (i.e., previously rewarded > behavioral routine). > > So again, sounds like traditional behaviorism with new terms and a dollop > of âbrain scienceâ to make it look up-to-date (and we know that even > the term âbrain scienceâ impresses people). > > So even if theyâre right about the role and timing of dopamine in all > this, you could, it seems to me, say, âSo what?â. Knowing about the > role of dopamine, while interesting, doesnât change how behavior mod > techniques are carried out - does it? > > Michael > > Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com > https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepsychfiles/ > Twitter: mbritt > > > > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=47613 > or send a blank email to > leave-47613-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=47648 or send a blank email to leave-47648-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
