Summary of Behavioral Learning Theories.pptx

Developmental Theory
Learning Theory
Behavioral Theory

1. Behavioral Learning Theories

2. What motivates you to study well during your early schooling? What motivates you to study well now?

3. Conditioning? Reinforcement/ Punishment?

4. Behavioral Learning Theory According to the behaviorists, learning implies change of behavior via observation and experimentation Behaviorists recognize learning as overt, observable and measurable using empirical methods. L earner starts with a clean slate Learner’s success is based on actions

5. Behavioral Learning Theory The behavioral learning theory is represented as an S-R paradigm. The organism is treated as a “ black box. ” We only know what is going on inside the box by the organism ’s overt behavior. Stimulus (S) Organism (O) Response (R)

6. Behavioral Learning Theory The term "learning theory" is often associated with the behavioral view. The focus of the behavioral approach is on how the environment impacts overt behavior. Learning implies acquisition of new behavior based on environmental conditions

7. J.B. Watson (1878- 1958 ) American Psychologist, known as the Father of Behaviorism Coined the term “Behaviorism” in 1913 Famous for Little Albert Experiment “Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, in my own specified world to bring them up and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select--doctor, lawyer, artist, and, yes, even beggarman and thief, regardless of his talents, tendencies, abilities, and race of his ancestors.” Watson (1930), Behaviorism .

8. What is the value of Behaviorism in counseling?