behaviourists
Skinner box scientists
Behaviourists are psychologists who study observable behavior rather than internal mental states, holding that actions can be explained through conditioning and environmental stimuli.
The approach dominated psychology in the early-to-mid twentieth century, associated with figures like Pavlov, Skinner, and Watson.
Behaviourists argued that language learning was purely a matter of reinforcement.
Also spelled behaviorists.
Behaviorism's leading theorist
- WatsonCommon English surname
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- stimulus-responseInput-output behavioral pattern
operant · classical · observable · Pavlov · learning · habit · experimental · laboratory
Educational instruction space
- modificationAct of altering something
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- token economyRewards exchanged for privileges
- positive reinforcementStrengthening behavior through rewards
applied · strategies · objectives · outcomes · assessment · drill · repetition · feedback
Lawyers' professional body
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- autismNeurodevelopmental processing difference
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- exposureState of being unprotected
systematic · self-monitoring · aversion · flooding · data-driven · baseline
Skinner
Behaviorism's leading theorist
- WatsonCommon English surname
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
stimulus-response · operant · classical · observable · Pavlov · learning · habit · experimental · laboratory · rats
classroom
Educational instruction space
- modificationAct of altering something
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- token economyRewards exchanged for privileges
positive reinforcement · applied · strategies · objectives · outcomes · assessment · drill · repetition · feedback · incentives
ABA
Lawyers' professional body
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- autismNeurodevelopmental processing difference
- desensitizationReduced response over time
exposure · systematic · self-monitoring · aversion · flooding · data-driven · baseline
behaviouristspsychoanalysts
Therapists exploring unconscious drives
Freudians · mentalists · nativists · phenomenologists · structuralists
behaviouristsmentalists
Performers claiming mental powers
rationalists · dualists · phenomenologists · neuroscientists · idealists