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Ashley Trogdon Paige Shrum Burrhus Frederic Skinner Attended Hamilton College for English Literature He struggled as a writer Inspired by Watson and Pavlov, he enrolled at Harvard University Became Psychology Department Chair at the University of Indiana in 1945 In 1948, he joined the psychology department at Harvard University Operant Conditioning Skinner believed that the best approach to comprehending behavior is to observe the causes of an action and its outcome Operant conditioning means changing of behavior by the use of reinforcement which is given after the desired reaction Main Points of Behavioral Theory Cognitive Domain of Learning Systematic method of learning and teaching Explicit teaching and direct instruction ABC Model of Instruction Focus is on measureable learning behaviors that can be observed and documented Desired behaviors are acquired by shaping and modeling Consistency is key How It Applies Set up reinforcement schedules Create a reward system Deprive students of educational tasks Examples http://youtu.be/I_ctJqjlrHA http://youtu.be/YNNa0y6GpHI http://youtu.be/2UFJNxFTq-4 The Flaws Fails to find motivation in the absence of a promised reward Puts down the very suggestion that memory is not influential in human choice Bibliography Cherry, K. (2011). B. F. Skinner Biography (1904-1990). Retrieved August 28, 2011, from http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesofmajorthinkers/p/bio_ski nner.htm "Classroom Management Theorists and Theories/Burrhus Frederic Skinner." WikiBooks. WikiMedia, 04 Mar 2011. Web. 30 Aug 2011. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Classroom_Management_Theorists_a nd_Theories/Burrhus_Frederic_Skinner. Groepl, J. (n.d.). Major Classroom Management Theories. Retrieved August 28, 2011, from http://www.ehow.com/about_6573859_majorclassroom-management-theories.html Mcleod, S. (2007). Skinner: Operant Conditioning. Retrieved August 28, 2011, from Simply Psychology: http://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html "Operant conditioning." YouTube, 20 Mar 2007. Web. 30 Aug 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ctJqjlrHA&feature=youtu.be. Bibliography Cont. Paris, J. L., & Paris, J. L. (2009). Praxis II: Elementary Education. Hoboken: Wiley Publishing, Inc. "Positive Reinforcement ." YouTube, 26 Oct 2009. Web. 30 Aug 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNNa0y6GpHI&featur e=youtu.be. "Skinner Theory - Positive Reinforcement ." YouTube, 23 Jun 2010. Web. 30 Aug 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UFJNxFTq4&feature=related. Vargas, J. S. (2005). A Brief Biography of B. F. Skinner. Retrieved August 28, 2011, from http://www.bfskinner.org/BFSkinner/AboutSkinner.html