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"The present argument is this: mental life and the world in which it is lived are inventions. They have been invented
on the analogy of external behavior occurring under external contingencies. Thinking is behavior. The mistake is in
allocating the behavior to the mind.“
-B.
F. Skinner, About Behaviorism. 1974
by İdil Akgün
Samet öz
Stimulus
Response
• Behaviorism is a worldview that
operates on a principle of “stimulusresponse.”
• All behavior caused by external
stimuli (operant conditioning).
• All behavior can be explained
without the need to consider
internal mental states or
consciousness.
According to
John B. Watson
• Behavior is the result of precise stimuli
• Subconscious motives/latent cognitive
processes can’t derive basic human
development concepts.
Three Types of Behaviorism
• Methodological behaviorism is a normative
theory about the scientific conduct of
psychology.
• Psychological behaviorism is a research
program within psychology.
• Analytical or logical behaviorism is a theory
within philosophy about the meaning or
semantics of mental terms or concepts.
How Does Behaviorism
Apply to the Classroom?
• Behavior Management
– Positive Reinforcement
– Negative Reinforcement
– Consequences
– Punishment
Conclusion
• Behaviorism is effective –if used
appropriately
• Behaviorism isn’t a measurement tool
for assessing knowledge learned
Sources
• wwwpsych.stanford.edu/~bigopp/Behaviorism.ppt
• http://www.learningtheories.com/behaviorism.html
• www.mc.edu/campus/.../Behaviorism%20Pre
sentation.ppt
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRjElTMXk
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• http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/behaviorism
/
• http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cfs/305_html/Be
haviorism/Quotes_SR.html