1. Author: Liz Casey

2. What is Behaviorism?
Who is associated with
Behaviorism?
Where do teachers fall
under this theory?
Where do children Fall
under this theory?
What does Behaviorism
mean to me?

3.  Theprediction &
control of human
behavior
What do
 Introspection Behaviorists believe?
and/or
independent
thinking play no
part in its teaching
methods

4.  Human learning is  No
difference in
an experimental man & animal
and objective
branch of natural  We learn through
science positive &
negative rewards
 There’sno internal
cognitive
processing of
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5.  IVAN PAVLOV: used Classic Conditioning
 B.F. SKINNER: used Operant Conditioning
 ALBERT BANDURA: used Observational
Modeling & Social Cognitive Theory
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6.  Famous for his  Eventually the
experiments with dogs salivated at
dogs the bell even with
 Used conditioning no food present
to teach dogs to  Process was called
salivate when they classic
heard a bell conditioning
through stimulus  This experiment
(food) & desired showed stimulus
reflex (salivation) response

7. Natural reflex that occurs in a
response to a stimulus
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8.  Conducted  Believed behavior’s
experiments with based on rewards or
pigeons positive
 Rewarded them reinforcement
when they behaved  Believed all
in a desired manner behavior is based on
 Eventually, this stimulus-response
method was used to theory
teach the pigeons  Used operant
how to do complex conditioning
tasks

9. Controlled learning that results in
shaping behavior through
reinforcement of stimulus-
response patterns
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10.  Famous for his  Bandura believed
ideas on social more in
learning, or Social motivational
Cognitive Theory factors and self-
 Believed in regulatory
Observational mechanisms than
modeling just environmental
 Used Bobo doll to
factors
show modeling of
violence effects

11. Watching something and then
mimicking the observed behavior
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12.  Teachers can us  Teachers can take
positive away special
reinforcement, or privileges for students
rewards, whenever when they misbehave
students perform a  Examples: less recess
desired behavior or free time, extra
 Examples: party, free assignments
time, or special treats
How does this work?
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13. Eventually, this positive
reinforcement will make the
students act in this desired
manner regardless of a reward or
not
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14.  When students are  When students get
rewarded for their their privileges taken
good behavior, they away or receive some
tend to want to act in form of punishment
this way again to due to bad behavior,
receive this reward they learn not to
again. behave in that way
again.
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15.  Productive way of motivating students
 Especially useful for students that are
uninterested in the material
 Will definitely be used in my classroom
 Will use such rewards as positive feedback, small
parties, no homework, extra free
time, treats, and fun activities
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