Philosophical Roots

• Are people machines?
• Associations and the contents of the mind

Biological Roots

• Reflexes, evolution, and early comparative psychology
• The rise of the conditioning experiment

A Science of Learning and Behavior

• John B. Watson
• B. F. Skinner
• Edward C. Tolman
• Computer and brain metaphors
• Human learning and animal learning

Tools for Analyzing Learning and Behavior

• Learning about stimuli and about behavior
• Crows foraging at the beach
• Human eating and overeating
• Kids at play
• People using drugs
• Relations between S, R, and O