BEHAVIO

RISM

BY: B

RIGIT

TE BRUSH

Menu• Main Points

• Key Figures

• Behaviorism in the Classroom

• Behaviorism in My Classroom

Main Points

• Human learning is an objective and experimental branch of natural science.

• No internal cognitive processing of information.

• People learn to behave solely through a system of positive and negative rewards.

Main Points cont.

• Classic Conditioning: the natural reflex that occurs in response to a stimulus

• Operant Conditioning: behavior that is learned through the reinforcement of stimulus-response patterns

Main Points cont. 2

• Observational Modeling: watching & mimicking observed behavior

• Imagery: the ability to retain information through images in the mind

Key Figures

• Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936)• B.F. Skinner (1904-1990)• Albert Bandura (1925- )• John B. Watson (1878-1958)

Ivan Pavlov• Famous for his behavioral experiments with

dogs.

• Won the Nobel prize in Physiology in 1904.

• Classic conditioning- refers to the natural reflex that occurs in response to a stimulus.

• Conditioned reflexes originate in the cerebral cortex.

Behaviorism in the Classroom• Teachers reward good behavior.

• Teachers punish bad behavior.

• Success depends on the stimulus & response & on associations made by the learner.

Behaviorism in the Classroom cont.

• Students associate good behavior with a reward, so they learn to repeat good behavior.

• Students associate bad behavior with a punishment, so they learn not to repeat bad behavior.

Behaviorism in My Classroom• Students know what is expected of

them at all times.

• Students would also know the consequences for not filling those expectations.

Behaviorism in My Classroom cont.

• Good behavior rewarded with stickers and/or a choice from the treasure box.

• Bad behavior punished by being put on a yellow/red card and/or a note sent home.