Behaviorism as a Pedagogical Philosophy
An assumption that a learner is passive, responding to environmental stimuli. Behavior is shaped through positive reinforcement or negative reinforcement. Both positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement increase the probability that the antecedent behavior will happen again. In contrast, punishment (both positive and negative) decreases the likelihood that the antecedent behavior will happen again. (Ellsworth, 2011)
Positive indicates the application of a stimulus; Negative indicates the withholding of a stimulus. Learning is therefore defined as a change in behavior in the learner. Lots of (early) behaviorist work was done with animals (e.g. Pavlov’s dogs) and generalized to humans. Behaviorism precedes the cognitivist worldview. It rejects structuralism and is an extension of Logical Positivism.
Behaviorism is a school of thought in psychology that has been used interchangeably across the sciences. The Behaviorist school of thought believes that any acting, thinking, and feelings of an organism can be considered as his behavior.
Resources:
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Positive indicates the application of a stimulus; Negative indicates the withholding of a stimulus. Learning is therefore defined as a change in behavior in the learner. Lots of (early) behaviorist work was done with animals (e.g. Pavlov’s dogs) and generalized to humans. Behaviorism precedes the cognitivist worldview. It rejects structuralism and is an extension of Logical Positivism.
Behaviorism is a school of thought in psychology that has been used interchangeably across the sciences. The Behaviorist school of thought believes that any acting, thinking, and feelings of an organism can be considered as his behavior.
Resources:
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Skinner Box-Primer to Behaviorism
Bribing people of any age to work or perform a specific task with incentives is detrimental in the long run. What do you think?