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===== About behaviorism ===== | ===== 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. | + | 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. The key component to this paradigm are **observable behaviors and their measuring**. |
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. | 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. | ||
- | The key component to this paradigm are **observable behaviors and their measuring**. | + | Influences |
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===== Other important contributors: ===== | ===== Other important contributors: ===== | ||
- | * [[http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/watson.htm|John Watson]], Edward Thorndike, Edward Tolman | + | * [[http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/watson.htm|John Watson]], [[http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/thorndike.htm|Edward Thorndike]], [[http://faculty.frostburg.edu/mbradley/psyography/edwardtolman.html|Edward Tolman]] |