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Constructivism & Behaviourism

Cons. Pros. Constructivism & Behaviourism. &. Volkan Metli Ceren Ozturk Gulden Akay. Constructivism

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Constructivism & Behaviourism

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  1. Cons Pros Constructivism & Behaviourism & Volkan Metli Ceren Ozturk Gulden Akay

  2. Constructivism Constructivism is a theory of knowledge that argues that humans generate “knowledge and meaning from an interaction between their experiences and their ideas.” During infancy, it is an interaction between their experiences and their reflexes or behavior-patterns. YouTube - Building knowledge: constructivism in learning

  3. THE PROS 1. Constructivism as a heuristic device allows us to peer into the formulations and structures of cognitions as distinct from the actualities that the cognitions are only about. 2. Constructivism can be used to help us to face the fact that we cannot and do NOTexperience reality fully: there is always more going on than we can think about, name, or perceive. 3. Constructivism helps us to deal with the fact that what people actually experience is their own minds. 4. Constructivism can help people to become more open-minded by helping people to realize that if they change their minds, then their perceptions of reality also change.

  4. THE CONS 1. Constructivism can lead to the illogical and narcissistic conclusion that just because you changed your mind--you also changed reality. 2. Constructivism can lead to the illogical and grandiose conclusion that since your perceived reality is dependent upon what you think--then reality itself is also dependent upon what you think. 3. Constructivism can lead to the deification of human thought. That is, a person may believe that since they "create" their own world--that means they help create the actual world. 4. Constructivism can lead to the egocentric and narcissistic view that since all you can know is your own mind--then that is all that is either knowable or known. 5. Constructivism can lead to the delusion that since you are limited to your mind--that your mind is all that there is.

  5. Behaviorism and Social Learning • Personality is developed through reinforcementand punishment.

  6. Behaviorism and Social Learning • Theory •–INTERNAL :we expect that we control thereinforcers/punishers in our environment; we determine our own destiny • – EXTERNAL : we expect that we cannot controlthereinforcers/punishers in our environment; our destiny is largely due to luck or chance

  7. Pros • are grounded in empirical research. • have many practical applications, and have ledto many successful therapies. • emphasize the interaction between behavior, thinking and environment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRvhoRVfAss&feature=related

  8. Cons • Many premises based on “animal research” • criticized as deterministic and dehumanizing • May not provide a overall view of personality

  9. Works Cited • http://www.kevinfitzmaurice.com/think_constructivism_procon.htm • http://people.wku.edu/shana.pack/pppers.PDF • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_%28learning_theory%29

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