Behaviorism and Education Slide Show - Bianca Olmo EME 2040

1. Behaviorism
By: Bianca Olmo

2. Behaviorism Menu
What?
Who?
How?
My ESE
Classroom
Works Cited

3. Behaviorism
What It Is?
 Human psychology can only be studied through the examination of
behavioral events.
 Learning is a change in behavior.
 Change induced by:
o Punishment (positive and negative)
• Decreases the likelihood the behavior will occur again
• Adding or taking away a stimulus
o Reinforcement (positive and Negative)
• Increases the likelihood the behavior will occur again
• Action -> Reaction -> Knowledge of Appropriate Future
Behavior

4. Three Types of Behaviorism
1. Methodological Behaviorism
 Psychology is the science of
behavior, not the mind.
 Mental states aren’t useful
for empirical study.
2. Psychological Behaviorism
 Sources for behavior are
external, not internal.
 Behavior can be explained
without mental events.
3. Analytical and Logical
Behaviorism
 Mental concepts should be
translated into behavioral
concepts.
 Idea of mental state is the
idea of behavioral
disposition.

5. Who Are The Key
Figures?
B.F. Skinner (1904- Ivan Pavlov (1849-
1990) 1936)
Operant Conditioning Classical
Conditioning

6. B.F. Skinner
Operant Conditioning
 Attempts to modify
behavior through
reinforcements.
 Association between a
particular behavior and
a consequence.
 Example
• Parents rewarding a
child with candy or a
prize when they get
good grades.

7. Ivan Pavlov
Classical Conditioning
 Automatic type of learning.
 A stimulus evokes a
response originally evoked
by a different stimulus.
 Pavlov’s Dogs
• Meat powder
(Unconditioned Stimulus)
• Dog’s salivation
(Unconditioned
Response)
• Bell begins as a Neutral
Stimulus but becomes
the Conditioned Stimulus
• Salivation after the bell
(Conditioned Response)

8. Pavlov’s Dog
Classical Conditioning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpoLxEN54ho

9. How It Would Be Used In The
Classroom?
 Role of Teachers
 Role of Students

10. What Would The Teachers Do?
Contracts
The relevant behavior should be
identified, and terms discussed.
Consequences
Must occur immediately after
the behavior occurs.
Reinforcement
Positive/Negative Reinforcement
and Punishment.
Extinction
Decreases the chances of a
response by withdrawing a
previously reinforced stimulus.

11. What Would The Students Do?
Rewards
Students receive rewards for
appropriate behaviors.
Confidence
Positive feedback/responses boost
students’ confidence levels.
Behavior Changes
Students change their inappropriate
behavior to behavior that is acceptable.

12. Behaviorism In My ESE
Classroom
To Avoid Student Frustration
‐ Break down large tasks into small
segments
‐ Demonstrate and explain each step in a
new task
To Help Overcome Difficulty Processing and
Memory
‐ Include extra practice
‐ Review materials as often as necessary

13. Behaviorism In My ESE
Classroom
To Keep Students on Task
‐ Create predictable routines
‐ Incorporate structure into lessons
To Make Sure Students are Absorbing the
Material
‐ Gather feedback throughout the lesson

14. Works Cited
Resources
• http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesofmajorthinkers/p/
bio_skinner.htm
• http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureate
s/1904/pavlov-bio.html
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/behaviorism?s=t
• http://www.learning-theories.com/classical-conditioning-
pavlov.html
• http://www.learning-theories.com/operant-conditioning-
skinner.html
• http://cie.asu.edu/volume8/number10/index.html#behavio
r
• http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Behaviori
sm#Educational_Implications
• https://www.msu.edu/~mckin115/Matrix/theories/Behavio
rism.htm
• http://www.iep.utm.edu/behavior/
• http://www.learning-theories.com/behaviorism.html
• http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/behaviorism/

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