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Burrhus Frederic Skinner Attended Hamilton College for English Literature He struggled as a writer Inspired by Watson and Pavlov, he enrolled at Harvard University Became Psychology Department Chair at the University of Indiana in 1945 In 1948, he joined the psychology department at Harvard University
Operant Conditioning Skinner believed that the best approach to comprehending behavior is to observe the causes of an action and its outcome Operant conditioning means changing of behavior by the use of reinforcement which is given after the desired reaction
Main Points of Behavioral Theory Cognitive Domain of Learning Systematic method of learning and teaching Explicit teaching and direct instruction ABC Model of Instruction Focus is on measureable learning behaviors that can be observed and documented Desired behaviors are acquired by shaping and modeling Consistency is key
How It Applies Set up reinforcement schedules Create a reward system Deprive students of educational tasks
Examples
The Flaws Fails to find motivation in the absence of a promised reward Puts down the very suggestion that memory is not influential in human choice
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