Upchurch Shawna EDUC 205 Learning Theory Paper
Shawna Upchurch
EDUC 205
Learning Theories Paper
August 14, 2014
Behaviorism
Behaviorism is one of the most used theories in education. Due to it can fit in both a classroom setting and at home. Educators had sought out the reason why for many years. But due to each child learns a different way so should the educator. Behaviorism was study by many great Psychologists over the years. Just to name some that had done work and publish books on the subject are, John Watson, Ivan Pavlov, Clark Hull, and B.F. Skinner. Behaviorism is defined as,” a school of psychology that takes the objective evidence of behavior (as measured responses to stimuli) as the only concern of its research and the only basis of its theory without reference to conscious experience." (Merriam-Webster, para. 1) Then it would be best to give the definition of behavior which is "the manner of conducting oneself; the way in which someone behaves; an instance of such behavior." (Merriam-Webster, para.3 & 6) Behaviorism is a psychology term why behavior is based on how a person acts. John Watson was the very first psychologist to publish a book on behaviorism from the research that he had done on his own. In my option it does not matter how much research that is publish on the matter because no one will always have it right. We are all created different in the eyes of God so that would mean each and every person is different in their own way. But it never hurts to have some information to help out an educator in the process of teaching a student. Author Kendra Cherry had stated a quote by John Watson on what best summed up behaviorism. "Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I 'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select-- doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his
EDUC 205
Learning Theories Paper
August 14, 2014
Behaviorism
Behaviorism is one of the most used theories in education. Due to it can fit in both a classroom setting and at home. Educators had sought out the reason why for many years. But due to each child learns a different way so should the educator. Behaviorism was study by many great Psychologists over the years. Just to name some that had done work and publish books on the subject are, John Watson, Ivan Pavlov, Clark Hull, and B.F. Skinner. Behaviorism is defined as,” a school of psychology that takes the objective evidence of behavior (as measured responses to stimuli) as the only concern of its research and the only basis of its theory without reference to conscious experience." (Merriam-Webster, para. 1) Then it would be best to give the definition of behavior which is "the manner of conducting oneself; the way in which someone behaves; an instance of such behavior." (Merriam-Webster, para.3 & 6) Behaviorism is a psychology term why behavior is based on how a person acts. John Watson was the very first psychologist to publish a book on behaviorism from the research that he had done on his own. In my option it does not matter how much research that is publish on the matter because no one will always have it right. We are all created different in the eyes of God so that would mean each and every person is different in their own way. But it never hurts to have some information to help out an educator in the process of teaching a student. Author Kendra Cherry had stated a quote by John Watson on what best summed up behaviorism. "Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I 'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select-- doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his
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