Main Ideas
When an automatic, conditioned response becomes associated with a specific stimulus
Classical Conditioning
Ivan Pavlov
Behaviorism works well with ______ children
Younger
In behaviorism, students take a _____ role in their learning
Passive
A method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior
Operant Conditioning
Developed the theory of radical behaviorism
B.F. Skinner
Students are more likely to repeat a behavior when they associate it with a reward, a process known as:
Positive Reinforcement
Type of learning where students memorize information rather than creating more meaningful connections
Shallow Learning
A method to reduce or avoid an undesirable behavior pattern by conditioning the person to associate the behaviour with an undesirable stimulus
Aversion Therapy
Conducted the "Little Albert" experiment
John Watson
Applied behavior analysis has been shown to work particularly well in reinforcing positive behaviors in students with the following condition:
Autism
The weakening or disappearance of a conditioned response in the absence of its associated stimulus is known as:
Extinction