Behaviorism
This type of conditioning is associated with Pavlov and reflexive responses.
What is classical conditioning?
This Swiss psychologist believed children build knowledge through stages.
Who is Jean Piaget?
The theory that views the mind as a processor of information.
What is information processing theory?
This theory says people learn by watching others.
What is social learning theory?
He’s known for the four stages of cognitive development.
Who is Jean Piaget?
Skinner used this device to study operant conditioning.
What is a Skinner Box?
Piaget’s stage where children begin to use symbols and language.
What is the preoperational stage?
This memory type holds information for just a few seconds.
What is sensory memory?
The Bobo Doll experiment was conducted by this theorist.
Who is Albert Bandura?
He developed operant conditioning.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
This type of reinforcement increases behavior by removing an unpleasant stimulus.
What is negative reinforcement?
Learning through active exploration and interaction with the environment.
What is discovery learning?
These mental frameworks help us organize and interpret information.
What are schemas?
The belief in one’s ability to succeed in a specific task.
What is self-efficacy?
He emphasized social interaction and the Zone of Proximal Development.
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
Thorndike’s principle that behaviors followed by satisfaction are likely to be repeated.
What is the Law of Effect?
This theory focuses on how knowledge is constructed individually and socially.
What is constructivism?
The memory system responsible for temporarily storing and manipulating information.
What is working memory?
These four processes are required for observational learning.
What are attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation?
He proposed observational learning and self-efficacy.
Who is Albert Bandura?
The process of reinforcing small steps toward a desired behavior.
What is shaping?
Bruner’s process of supporting learners until they can perform independently.
What is scaffolding?
Cognitive load theory was developed by this educational psychologist.
Who is John Sweller?
Learning occurs in a social context, but this concept emphasizes the role of community and culture.
What is sociocultural theory?
He is considered the father of classical conditioning.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?