Sunday, October 30, 2011

Non-useful Classical Conditioning Video

Although unethical and possibly illegal, this video demonstrates concepts posited by Pavlov, Watson and Thorndike.





3 comments:

  1. I agree that this video may not portray scientific study at its finest. It presents several questions: 1. why does room-mate number 2 not beat up room-mate number 1 after being shot in the arm with an air gun?, 2. why does room-mate number not hear room-mate number 1's explanation, and 3. why is room-mate number 2 still smiling at the end of the experiment?

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  2. Ben,

    Yes- I too doubt the veracity of this video. It was posted for entertainment purposes only. It really isn't that entertaining. Actually, if I were the roommate, being shot would have elicited a response which would have hopefully extinguished the shooter's behavior.

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  3. I second that. Not sure how painful a suction cup arrow would be either...I call fake.

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