Introduction: The purpose of the first speech is to delineate the different perspective in occupational psychology. There are three major theoretical approaches.
Perspectives of Psychological Theories
The first trend is behaviorism. The key figure of behaviorism is B. F. Skinner. Burrhus Frederic Skinner (March 20, 1904 - August 18, 1990), commonly known as BF Skinner, is an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor and social philosopher. He was a lecturer of psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974, Edgar Pierce.
Skinner argues that free will is a misunderstanding and that human action is the consequence of preceding actions. If the consequences are not …show more content…
In order to study the operating conditions, he invented the operating mode control room, also known as the Skinner Box, and measured the speed of the recorder he invented. Using these tools, he and CB Fest produced his most influential experimental work in the book's reinforcement program.Skinner developed a philosophy of science that he called radical behaviorism and created an experimental study of school psychology - an experimental analysis of behavior that he imagined his human society in his utopian novel Walden II, His analysis of human behavior in his work, the culmination of language acts Skinner is a prolific writer, published 21 books and 180 articles of contemporary academia, Skinner is a pioneer of modern behaviorism, John B. Watson and In June 2002, Skinner was one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, according to an education by …show more content…
You’re at work, and you notice that it appears to be okay if people take a longer lunch than one hour. The company and the supervisors do not seem to address the issue, yet you believe you should only take a 1-hour lunch, as that is what the employee manual states. However, if the company seems okay with it, you can see how you might be conflicted regarding what to do
What you are experiencing is cognitive dissonance or the uncomfortable tension that comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time. From our example, you believe you should only take an hour lunch as that is ‘right’, but it appears as if the company is okay with you taking more than an hour lunch.
A key idea in cognitive psychology was that by studying and developing successful functions in artificial intelligence and computer science. It becomes possible to make testable inferences about human mental processes. Many times we have conflicting emotions within us as they relate to a specific situation. That conflict is called cognitive dissonance and is present in a great many professional and personal settings.
When we look at our example, we can see that for the most part you are torn between two conflicting thoughts. That conflict can only play out in one of three different