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BEHAVIORIST THEORY ON LANGUAGE LEARNING AND ACQUISITION Introduction There are some basic theories advanced to describe how language is acquired‚ learnt and taught. The behaviorist theory‚ Mentalist theory (Innatism)‚ Rationalist theory (otherwise called Cognitive theory)‚ and Interactionism are some of these theories. Of these‚ behaviorist theory and mentalist theory are mainly applicable to the acquisition of languages while the rest can account
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Erik to Paris. The character Erik will be described below based on the translated work of Leroux (1910/1990)‚ followed by an analysis of his personality using concepts derived from (1) the Freudian theory of psychoanalysis‚ and (2) the Skinnerian radical behaviorism concept. These two theorists were chosen because they represent polar opposites on how personality is viewed. While Freud maintained that the unconscious is the underlying driving force from which personality develops‚ Skinner rejected
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Creativity can be defined in many different ways because it is such a broad term. "It has been known to some as the step-child of psychology. This statement characterizes the historically difficult relationship existent between gifted individuals and society and‚ between science and creativity research" (Bergquist‚ "A Comparative View of Creativity Theories"‚ p.1). Therefore‚ gifted individuals‚ in any area of creativity‚ are the ones who show the most creativity; those who are creative are gifted
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CHAPTER II Theoretical Framework This chapter presents the relevant theory‚ related literature‚ related studies‚ conceptual framework‚ hypothesis and definition of terms used in the study. Relevant Theory ------------------------------------------------- Behaviorism Behaviorism as a theory was primarily developed by B. F. Skinner. It loosely encompasses the work of people like Edward Thorndike‚ Tolman‚ Guthrie‚ and Hull. What characterizes these investigators are their underlying assumptions
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concerned with how students learn and develop‚ often focusing on subgroups such as gifted children and those subject to specific disabilities. The schools that I have chosen to learn‚ compare and write upon was the behaviorist school and the constructivist school of thought. The behaviorist school understood the learning theory‚ is based on a modification in knowledge through controlled stimulus/response conditioning. Behaviorism can perhaps be best summed up by the following quote from the famous
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Behaviorist Approach by Saul McLeod published 2007‚ updated 2013 Behaviorism (also called the behaviorist approach) was the primary paradigm in psychology between 1920s to 1950 and is based on a number of underlying assumptions regarding methodology and behavioral analysis: * Psychology should be seen as a science. Theories need to be supported by empirical data obtained through careful and controlled observation and measurement of behavior. Watson (1913) stated that “psychology as a behaviorist
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interaction with the environment. Behaviorist believes that our response to environmental stimuli shapes our behaviors. According to this school of thought‚ behavior can be studied in a systematic and observable manner with no consideration of internal mental states. It suggests that only observable behaviors should be studied‚ since internal states such as cognitions‚ emotions‚ and moods are too subjective. Contributions in the development of the behaviorist theory largely came from Pavlov
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of humanist beliefs (Cherry). 2. Psychoanalysis is based on theories that people are controlled by instinct and other psychological factors. By stating the aggression is human instinct‚ the psychologist can already be ruled out as a behaviorist because behaviorist theories propose that inner thoughts or processes do not control actions. Humanism can also be ruled out as humanism promotes that people are controlled by their own destiny‚ so they do not agree that aggression is of general human nature
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disillusioned with the whole process and realizes that he just didn’t have anything to say. Skinner later called this period “the dark year.” After reading a copy of Bertrand Russell’s book An Outline of Philosophy‚ in which Russell discusses the behaviorist philosophy of psychologist John B. Watson. He decided to leave literature and reenter graduate school at Harvard University. Skinner received his PhD from Harvard in 1931 and remained there as a researcher until 1936. In 1936 Skinner left Harvard
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