Behaviorism is a psychological approach that states human behavior can be understood without reference to mental states. Key aspects of behaviorism include: conditioning as the process of learning through stimulus-response associations; the study of only observable behaviors; and influential figures like Ivan Pavlov, B.F. Skinner, and Albert Bandura who contributed concepts like classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning. In the classroom, behaviorism emphasizes shaping student behavior through reinforcement and repetition.

1. BEHAVIORISM
BY: STEFFANIE M, RACHEL S, & KAITLYNN S

2. BEHAVIORISM
• The prediction and control of human behavior in
which introspection and/or independent thinking
play no essential part of its teaching methods.
• A psychological approach that states that behavior
can be scientifically understood without reference
to one's mental states.

3. KEY POINTS OF BEHAVIORISM
• Change in behavior is a result of
experience (learning)
• The parsimony principal states that
a person should always look for the
simplest explanation.
• Anything can affect the
environment, and therefore affect
an individual.
• Any response to a stimulus is limited
to any measurable behavior.
• Conditioning is the study of learning
one's reflex responses and
changing said responses based on
the influence of an outside
observer.
• Radical behaviorism states that the
study of internal processes are
impossible to study objectively and
therefore irrelevant in
understanding one's behavior.
• Equipotentiality is the principal that
conditioning should apply to all
behaviors and all species.

4. KEY PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH
BEHAVIORISM
• Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936)
• His contribution to
behaviorism was the
concept of Classical
Conditioning. Which
refers to the natural
reflex that occurs in
response to a stimulus.
• Pavlov proved through
his experiment using
dogs, that behaviors
could be enforced
through Classical
Conditioning.

5. KEY PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH
BEHAVIORISM
• B.F. Skinner (1904-1990)
• Skinner’s contribution to
behaviorism was Operant
Conditioning. Which
describes learning that is
controlled and results in
shaping behavior through
the reinforcement of
stimulus-response patterns.
• Skinner proved this through
his experiment with rats. In
which he proved that
behavior could be
changed through
reinforcement.

6. KEY PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH
BEHAVIORISM
• Albert Bandura
(1925- )
• Bandura’s
contribution to
behaviorism is
Observational
Modeling. Which is
mimicking observed
behavior.
• Possibly the most
influential theory of
learning and
development.

7. CLASSROOM IMPLICATIONS- TEACHER
• Teacher presents facts
and skills
• Teacher- Centered
• Text activities are put
online
• Lecture notes are put
online
• Teacher is the “expert”
and has all the answers
• Focus on repetition,
reinforcement, and
sequencing
• Positive and negative
reinforcement

8. CLASSROOM IMPLICATIONS- STUDENTS
• Breaking bad or old
habits
• Passive learning
• Responds to stimuli
• Works to receive
positive
reinforcement
• Participate in drill and
practice tutorials
online
• Focus on
memorization

9. CREDITS
• Pictures
• Ivan Pavlov Photo-http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/6/62196/1868944-ivan_pavlov__nobel__large.png
• B.F. Skinner Photo- http://www.davidsonfilms.com/images/B.F.%20Skinner.jpg
• Albert Bandura photo-
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UxX47Z7XZ0E/S_bZWITLsLI/AAAAAAAAAPA/FGnnRJKtNys/s320/bandura.jpg
• Classroom Photo- http://img.ehowcdn.com/article-new/ds-photo/getty/article/34/39/80704174_XS.jpg
• Key Points Photo- http://www.student.chula.ac.th/~52407043/images/industrial%20revolution.jpg
• Classroom Photo 2- http://www.funderstanding.com/gurus/beyond-goals-creating-an-inspiring-classroom/
• Mouse Photo- http://blog.wsd.net/jreeve/behaviorism-not-as-dead-as-previously-thought/
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