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Behaviorism

Behaviorism. Behaviorism. The learning theory dominant in the first half of the 20th Century. Throughout the 1950s and 60s behaviorism remained influential, although since that time new theories have begun to make substantial inroads in general acceptance. Behaviorism.

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Behaviorism

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  1. Behaviorism

  2. Behaviorism • The learning theory dominant in the first half of the 20th Century. • Throughout the 1950s and 60s behaviorism remained influential, although since that time new theories have begun to make substantial inroads in general acceptance

  3. Behaviorism • Learning that emphasizes observable, objective, measurable behavior (test scores) • Discounts mental activities • Learning is a more or less permanent change in behavior

  4. Behaviorism • The learner adapts to their environment • Two famous experiments • "Dog Salivation Experiment" by Ivan Petrovich Pavlov • "Skinner Box" experiment with pigeons by B.F. Skinner

  5. Key Players Key Players

  6. John B. Watson: • In 1913, Watson published "Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It." • Dubbed "Founder of Behaviorism" for view that psychology should be concerned only with the objective behavior

  7. B.F. Skinner: • Skinner's approach was to create environments that resulted in new, learned behaviors

  8. Key Features Key Features

  9.  How does learning occur? • Learning is a change in observable performance • Behavior adapts to events and objectives • Shaping: a gradual strengthening of the relationship between cue and behavior

  10.  What is the role of memory? • Acquisition of habits: Practicing habits maintains a learner's readiness to respond • Disuse results in "forgetting"

  11.  How does transfer occur? • When experiences are similar with recognizable features, the learner can transfer learning to new situations

  12. What types of learning are best explained by this theory? • Reinforcement by way of repetition • instructional cues • drill and practice • Goal and objective oriented • Learning that requires quick reaction with sure response

  13. Relevant behaviorist elements • Drill and practice software • Flash cards • Goals, objectives, benchmarks, STANDARDS have behaviorist components • Rewards and punishments • Feedback

  14. How should learning be evaluated? • Evaluation should be based on a predetermined, standardized set of criteria • Every learner should be evaluated based upon the same set of criteria

  15. Strengths of Behaviorism • Clearly stated objectives allow the learner to focus • Cueing responses allows the learner to react in a predictable way • In a stressful situation like combat or flying a plane, cued responses can be a very valuable tool

  16. Criticisms of Behaviorism • Behaviorism is one dimensional and does not account for all kinds of learning, since it disregards the activities of the mind

  17. Criticisms of Behaviorism • The learner might find himself in a situation where he needs to respond, but the mental "cues" he has learned to respond to might not exist

  18. Criticisms of Behaviorism • Behaviorism does not explain some learning--such as the recognition of new language patterns by young children--for which there is no reinforcement mechanism

  19. Criticisms of Behaviorism • Animals adapt their habits to new information • For instance, a rat can shift its behavior to respond to changes in the layout of a maze it had previously mastered through reinforcements

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