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 ===== About behaviorism =====
-Some of the oldest learning theories belong to the behaviorism as [[..:learning_paradigms|learning paradigm]] and date back from the beginning of the 20th century.
+Behaviorism is a learning paradigm with roots dating back to the second half of 19th century and works of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Sechenov|Ivan Sechenov]] (1829 - 1905) and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Bekhterev|Vladimir Bekhterev]] (1857 - 1927) and gaining significant attention in the **first decades of the 20th century**. The most central premise of behaviorism is that, in order to make psychology a real science, it must be orientated on what is observable and measurable.
-Behaviorists view **learning as a visible change in ones behavior**. Behaviorism assumes that the learner starts off as a clear state and simply responds to environmental stimuli. Those responses **can be shaped through positive and negative reinforcement** increasing or decreasing the probability of repeating the same behavior.
+[[http://edtechundergroundrevolution.blogspot.com/2010/09/behaviorism-in-practice.html|{{  :images:behaviorism.jpg?130x140|Behaviorism. Image borrowed from: edtechundergroundrevolution.blogspot.com. Click on the picture to follow the link.  }}]]
-The key component to this paradigm are **observable behaviors and their measuring**.
+Behaviorists saw the mind as a "black box" and did not attempt to analyze its processes like thoughts and feelings. Instead, they saw learning as a visible change in one's behavior which, unlike mind processes, can be measured. From behaviorist perspective, a learner starts off as a clear state and simply responds to environmental stimuli. Those responses can be shaped through positive and negative **reinforcement** (usually a reward for desired and a punishment for undesired behavior), increasing or decreasing the probability of repeating the same behavior. Forming **stimulus-response** (S-R) associations which result in **observable behavior** are the key aspect of behaviorist learning.
+This learning paradigm can roughly be divided in two phases:
-===== Learning theories: =====
+  * **behaviorism (1910-1930)**, and
+  * **neobehaviorism (1930-1955)**.
-  * [[learning_theories:Clasicall conditioning]] ([[http://www.ivanpavlov.com/|Ivan Pavlov]])
+Neobehaviorism outgrew classical behaviorism by attempts to formalize the laws of behavior (sometimes in forms of mathematical equations) and beliefs that learning can also occur indirectly through observing. Neobehaviorists are sometimes considered a transitional group that shifted dominant learning perspective toward [[learning_paradigms:cognitivism]].
-  * [[learning_theories:Operant conditioning]] ([[http://www.bfskinner.org/BFSkinner/AboutSkinner.html|Burrhus Skinner]])
+===== Behaviorist learning theories: =====
-===== Other important contributors: =====
+Among below listed learning theories within behaviorist framework, connectionism presents an introduction to behaviorist learning and setting its frames followed by true behaviorist learning perspectives of classical and operand conditioning.
-  * John Watson, Edward Thorndike, Edward Tolman
+Sign learning appeared as first neobehaviorist theory, followed by drive reduction theory, which also incorporated idea of describing learning with intervening variables.
+  * [[learning_theories:Connectionism]] - [[http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/thorndike.htm|Edward Thorndike (1874 - 1949)]]
+  * [[learning_theories:Clasicall Conditioning]] - [[http://www.ivanpavlov.com/|Ivan Pavlov (1849 - 1936)]]
+  * [[learning_theories:Contiguity Theory and One Trial Learning]] [[http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/guthrie.htm|Edwin Guthrie (1886 - 1959)]]
+  * [[learning_theories:Sign Learning]] - [[http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/tolman.htm|Edward Tolman (1886 - 1959)]]
+  * [[learning_theories:Drive Reduction Theory]] - [[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Clark_L._Hull|Clark Hull (1884 – 1952)]]
+  * [[learning_theories:Operant Conditioning]] - [[http://www.bfskinner.org/BFSkinner/AboutSkinner.html|Burrhus Skinner (1904  - 1990)]]
+  * [[learning_theories:Stimulus Sampling Theory ]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kaye_Estes|William Estes (1919 - )]]
-===== Critic =====
+Basic ideas and approximate historical introduction time for each of this theories can be found in this [[learning_paradigms:behaviorism_timeline|chronological overview]].
+===== Criticisms =====
-Behaviorism today mostly **lost its influence** and let **cognitivism take its place** as the dominant paradigm. Critics of behaviorist learning usually argue that behaviorism **does not explain all kinds o learning** since it ignores inner mind activities. Behaviorism also neglects the fact that behavior also depends on learners inner subjective representation of environment and learning history.
+Behaviorism today mostly **lost its influence** and let **cognitivism take its place** as the dominant learning paradigm. Critics of behaviorist learning usually argue that behaviorism:
+  * **does not explain all kinds o learning** since it ignores inner mind activities,
+  * offers a very limited view on learning since it **ignores internal factors** such as emotions or motivation,
+  * ignores fact that learning depends on learner's inner subjective representation of environment and learning history.
 ===== Bibliography =====
-[[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/behaviorism/|Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy: Behaviorism]]
+[[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/behaviorism/|Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy: Behaviorism.]] Retrieved February 26, 2011.
-[[http://psychology.about.com/od/behavioralpsychology/a/classcond.htm|Classical Conditioning - Introduction to Classical Conditioning.]]
+[[http://psychology.about.com/od/behavioralpsychology/a/classcond.htm|Classical Conditioning - Introduction to Classical Conditioning.]] Retrieved February 26, 2011.
 ===== Read more =====
-Turner, M. B. Philosophy and the science of behavior. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1967.
+[[http://books.google.hr/books?id=mNZ8AAAAMAAJ&q=Turner,+M.+B.+Philosophy+and+the+science+of+behavior.&dq=Turner,+M.+B.+Philosophy+and+the+science+of+behavior.&hl=hr&ei=Fq1rTb2rCoWt8APM-vzxBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA|Turner, M. B. Philosophy and the science of behavior. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1967.]]
-Skinner, B. F. About Behaviorism. Paw Prints, 2008.
+[[http://books.google.hr/books?id=j1acPwAACAAJ&dq=Skinner,+B.+F.+About+Behaviorism&hl=hr&ei=Aa1rTZK1IMao8QPp6czyBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA|Skinner, B. F. About Behaviorism. Paw Prints, 2008.]]
-Baum, William M. Understanding behaviorism: science, behavior, and culture. Wiley-Blackwell, 1994.
+[[http://books.google.hr/books?id=B2Fkuw76DxoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Baum,+William+M.+Understanding+behaviorism:+science,+behavior,+and+culture&hl=hr&ei=7KxrTavrK8iX8QOTwujxBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false|Baum, William M. Understanding behaviorism: science, behavior, and culture. Wiley-Blackwell, 1994.]]

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