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Behaviorism
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What is Behaviorism?
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Behaviorism is defined as the
prediction and control of human
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behavior.
It is believed that all behaviors are
acquired as a result of conditioning.
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What is Behaviorism?
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To a behaviorist, human learning is
an objective and experimental
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branch of natural science.
There is no internal cognitive
processing of information.
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In the 1900's, Ivan Pavlov
introduced experiments that detailed
conditioning as a form of learning.
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In his famous experiment, he
presented a variety of stimuli before
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After a while, he observed that the
dog would salivate to just the
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Key Figures In an ideal behaviorist setting, a
teacher would be sure to reward
positive behaviors and punish
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Handing out candy when a student
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example of a behaviorist classroom!

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Positive reinforcement encourages
the students to pay attention more,
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reward.
With teachers now incorporating
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rewards may be considered for
positive reinforcement:
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computer/media time is a good
example.

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How Will it Fit in My
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I really like the positive
reinforcement that behaviorists tend
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to use, and I will probably
incorporate it in my classroom in the
first few years.
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My learning theories vary a bit
between all three. I like how the
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important role thinking has in
learning.

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How Will it Fit in My
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Incorporating a little bit of all
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learning theories might be beneficial
until I grasp the one I am most
comfortable with.
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The Behaviorism Theory might
work extremely well for some
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responses as a form of learning.