Philosophy

Applying what we’ve learned from psychology

Stephen Hicks discusses how Behaviorism applies its psychological theory to educational practice. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: 2×2 chart of techniques. Next: Overcoming the resistance to conditioning. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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The assumption of environmental determinism

Stephen Hicks discusses Behaviorism’s controversial assumption of strong environmental determinism. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Black box methodology. Next: Behaviorism as a “how” of education, not a “what.” Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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On correlating cause and effect: The “standard model” in psychology

Stephen Hicks discusses correlating cause and effect and the “standard model” in psychology. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: On scientific observation. Next: The problem with the standard model. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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