Behaviorism
Behaviorists such as:
argued that psychology should be a science of observable and measurable events and behaviors, and that mental states and cognitive processes were irrelevant or inaccessible.
Who are Watson and Skinner?
Constructivism is based on the premise that we _________ learning new ideas based on our own prior knowledge and experiences.
What is construct?
In contrast to __________, cognitivism focuses on the idea that students process information they receive rather than just responding to a stimulus, as with behaviorism.
What is behaviorism?
Associationism is a long-standing theoretical tradition in both ____________ and __________
What is psychology and philosophy?
Theoristst believed that he idea that we develop responses to certain stimuli that are not naturally occurring is called ?
what is classical conditioning?
In cognitivism theory, learning occurs when the student ___________________, either by finding new explanations or adapting old ones.
What is reorganizes information?
This theorist emphasized the ways that different ideas come together.
Who is Locke?
This law proposes that "responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in that situation, and responses that produce a discomforting effect become less likely to occur again in that situation."
What is Thorndike's Law of Effect?
Cognitive learning theories are mainly attributed to what theorists
Students need to have a prior base of knowledge for constructivist approaches to be effective. __________________________ is a great example of constructivism in action.
What is Bruner’s spiral curriculum
In this form of learning, the probability of generating a given behavior changes as a function of positive reinforcement(presence of rewards and punishments) and negative reinforcement.
What is Operant Conditioning?
Behaviorism was the first influential movement in ______________ centered on learning as the topic of rigorous experimental investigation and theorizing.
What is psychology?