Behaviorism
Behaviorism is a psychological theory that focuses on how people and animals learn and _______ through interactions with their environment
Behave
Modeling is _________ learning, children observe those around them
observational
Behavior is directed by ________
stimuli
Positive reinforcement ________ behaviors
encourages
behaviorists also hold that all behaviors can also be unlearned, and replaced by new behaviors; that is, when a behavior becomes ________, it can be replaced by an acceptable one
unacceptable
Negative reinforcement _________ behaviors
discourages
In education, advocates of behaviorism have effectively adopted this system of ________ and _________ in their classrooms by rewarding desired behaviors and punishing inappropriate ones. Rewards vary, but must be important to the learner in some way.
rewards and punishments
Learning is ________ Change
Behavior