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- | Behaviorists view the mind as a "black box" and do not attempt to analyze its thought processes. They approach **learning as a visible change in ones behavior** which, unlike mind processes, can be measured. 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 the mind as a "black box" and do not attempt to analyze its thought processes. They approach **learning as a visible change in ones behavior** which, unlike mind processes, can be measured. 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** (usually in form of reward or punishment) increasing or decreasing the probability of repeating the same behavior. |
This learning paradigm can roughly be divided in two phases: **behaviorism (1910-1930)** and **neobehaviorism (1930-1955)**. **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]]. | This learning paradigm can roughly be divided in two phases: **behaviorism (1910-1930)** and **neobehaviorism (1930-1955)**. **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]]. |