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Behaviorism

S. Dupree . Behaviorism. The prediction and control of human behavior in which introspection and/or independent thinking play no essential part of it’s teaching method. Operates on a principle of “stimulus-response.” All behavior is caused by an external stimuli.

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Behaviorism

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  1. S. Dupree Behaviorism

  2. The prediction and control of human behavior in which introspection and/or independent thinking play no essential part of it’s teaching method. • Operates on a principle of “stimulus-response.” • All behavior is caused by an external stimuli. • Human learning is considered a purely objective and experimental branch of natural science. • No internal cognitive processing. Behaviorism

  3. Famous for his behavioral experiments with dogs. • Used classical conditioning teach dogs to salivate when rang a bell. • Classical Conditioning- the natural reflex that occurs in response to a stimulus. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_55anICIekBQ/Sbp8dPhn_KI/AAAAAAAAAR4/rskELBleH9A/s400/Ivan_Pavlov.jpg Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936)

  4. Famous for his experiments with pigeons. • Used operant conditioning to teach pigeons how to engage in complex tasks such as dancing & bowling. • Operant Conditioning- learning that is controlled and results in shaping behavior through reinforcement of stimulus response patterns. http://www.psychology.uiowa.edu/Faculty/wasserman/Glossary/skinner.jpg B.F. Skinner (1904-1990)

  5. Famous for his ideas on social learning which he renamed Social Cognitive Theory. • Focuses on motivational factors and self-regulatory mechanisms that contribute to a person’s behavior. • Believed that people acquire behaviors first through observation of others and then imitate what they have observed. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2006/february22/gifs/ppl_bandura.jpg Albert Bandura(1925-)

  6. Teach through a system of positive and negative rewards. • Use computer time effectively as a part of a behavior management system. • Apply observational modeling extensively in the context of behavior modification. Classroom Implications for Teachers

  7. Necessary conditions for effective modeling: • Attention- students attention must be kept. • Retention- students need to remember what they’re paying attention to. (Includes symbolic coding, mental images, cognitive organization, symbolic rehearsal, motor rehearsal) • Reproduction- students need to be able to reproduce what they have learned. (Including physical capabilities, and self-observation of reproduction.) • Motivation- students need to have a good reason to imitate the behavior modeled. Classroom Implications for Students

  8. I think the behaviorist approach to teaching can be a very effective way for students to learn. However, not all students learn the same and I must adapt my teaching to the way the student learns. • I think that using Bandura’s theory of observational modeling will be very effective in the grade I want to teach (pre-school/kindergarten) because kids that young do tend to model the behaviors of others. My opinion

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