Behaviorism is a learning theory that focuses on observable behaviors and how they are shaped through interaction with the environment. It emphasizes that all behaviors are learned through conditioning, whether classical conditioning involving involuntary responses or operant conditioning involving voluntary behaviors and consequences like reinforcement and punishment. Key proponents discussed include John Watson, Ivan Pavlov, and B.F. Skinner. Behaviorism aims to predict and control behavior. In education, it focuses on manipulating the environment to change behaviors through techniques like positive reinforcement, drills, and practice. However, it is criticized for treating humans like machines without free will and for seeking to control behavior.
3. BEHAVIORISM
Behaviorism is a theory of learning based on
the idea that all behaviors are acquired
through conditioning, and conditioning
occurs through interaction with the
environment.
5. AIMS OF EDUCATION IN
BEHAVIORISM
Behaviorismisanareaof
psychologicalstudythatfocuseson
observingandanalyzinghow
controlledenvironmentalchanges
affectbehavior.
6. AIMS OF EDUCATION IN
BEHAVIORISM
Thegoalofbehavioristicteaching
methodsistomanipulatethe
environmentofasubject—ahuman
orananimal—inanefforttochange
thesubject'sobservablebehavior.
7. ROOTS OF BEHAVIORISM
John B. Watson
He was a pioneering psychologist
who played an important role in
developing behaviorism.
He believed that psychology should
primarily be scientific observable
behavior.
He is remembered for his research
on the conditioning process.
8. Ivan P. Pavlov
He was a Russian physiologist
best known in psychology for his
discovery of classical conditioning.
During his studies on the digestive
systems of dogs, Pavlov noted
that the animals salivated
naturally upon the presentation of
food.
ROOTS OF BEHAVIORISM
9. B.F. Skinner
He Believe that learning is a
function of change in over
behavior.
Changes in behavior are the result
of an individual's response to
events (stimuli) that occur in the
environment.
ROOTS OF BEHAVIORISM
11. Focuses on the
Learning of
Behaviors
Goal was to
predict and
control behavior
All behaviour
can be
explained
through the
process of
learning
Emphasizestherole
ofexperienceina
person'slifeshaping
developmentfrom
childhoodinto
adulthood
Emphasizes the
role of more
experienced
people in the
process of learning
Zone of
Proximal
Development
Cognitive
development
should be studied
through the
observations of
behaviour
12. Classical
Conditioning
Operant conditioning
IvanP.Pavlov(1849-1936)
*A type of associative learning
process through which the strength
of a behavior is modified by
reinforcement or punishment. It is
also a procedure that is used to
bring about such learning.
A method of learning that occurs
through rewards and punishments
for behavior.
Types of Conditioning
*processworksby
developingan
associationbetweenan
environmentalstimulus
andanaturally
occurringstimulus
B.F. Skinner and E.Thorndike
13. When a natural stimulus is
replaced by new or
"conditioned" stimulus and
Still produces the original
response
Classical Conditioning
14. Explains Learning of
involuntary
emotional or
physiological
responses
Important for
teachers since
school can cause
unintentional
learning through
classical
conditoning,
especially anxiety
Test anxiety
fear
frustration
humiliation
15. Hearing a
teacher, a friend
boy/girlfriend
say to you,
" We need to
talk"
upon
hearing this
phrase your
stomach
"Flutters"
Example of Classical Conditioning
16. Playing
soothing
music,
dimming the
lights to
calm & relax
students
Classical Conditioning in Classroom
Helping
students
associate
schoolwith
good
experiences
Unintentional
classical
conditioning:
Anxiety (test, math,
public speaking)
Humiliation
Fear
Frustration
17. When behavior is maximized if followed
by reinforcement, or minimized if
followed by funishment.
The act operates on the environment to
produce rewarding or punishing stimuli.
Operant Conditioning
18. OPERANT
CONDITIONING
#2
Conditioning voluntary &
controllable behavior
#1
Believed behavior is sustained only
be reinforcement or punishment,
not free will
#4
Organisms tend to repeat actions
that
are reinforced.
Behavior can be shaped by
reinforcement
#3
Not the automatic physiological or
emotional response of classical
conditioning
21. Criticisms of Behaviorism
Behaviorism is naturalistic
-This means that the
material world is the
ultimate reality, and
everthing can be explained
in terms of natural laws.
Behaviorism teaches
that man is nothing
more than a machine
that responds p
conditioning.
Consistenlty, behaviorism
teaches that we are not
responsible for our actions. If we
are mere machines, without
minds or soul, reacting to
stimuli and operating on our
environment to attain certain
ends, then anything we do is
inevitable.
22. Criticisms ofBehaviorism
Behaviorism is
manipulative.
It seek not merely to
understand human
behavior, but to predict and
control it.
From Skinners theories, He
developed the idea of "
Shaping" . By controlling
rewards and punishments, you
can shape the behavior of
another person.
23. Behaviorism in the Classroom
Classroom
behavior
management
Small rewards
can motive
students
Games with
point system
can be used in
memorization
task
Keep a
pleasant
environment
during class to
avoid
conditioning
kids to dislike
certain subjects
Use behavorist
methods
(reward or
punishment) to
practice what
has already
been taught,
not to teach
Focused on the
Individual rather
than Social
24. Behaviorism is helful in
memorization of facts or
important dates, but this
type of information
should only play a
spporting role in
understanding the larger
concepts being studied.
Behaviorism
does little to
develop
analytical and
comprehension
skills.
Social Studies