EDUC 701 Behaviorism Test
Behavior modification
- A systematic approach to changing behavior through the application of the principles of
conditioning.
Chaining
- in operant conditioning, combining the steps of a sequence to progress toward a final action
Shaping
- an operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and
closer approximations of the desired behavior
Generalization
- the tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned
stimulus to elicit similar responses
Scientific Assumptions
-Events of the physical universe have natural causes
-Events follow natural laws
-Natural laws are uniform through time and space
B.F. Skinner
- Behaviorist that developed the theory of operant conditioning by training pigeons and rats
Threshold method
- Stimulus presented at an intensity below threshold, so the habit is not elicited
, Edwin Guthrie
- Learning takes place on the first try
Ivan Pavlov
- Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)
Sequence of a curriculum
- is the order in which content is presented to learners over time.
Mental Discipline Theory
- General mental functioning better than learning other subjects
Thorndike
- Educational Psychology (Connections)
Law of Exercise (Thorndike)
- the more an act or response is used in a given situation, the more strongly the act becomes
associated with that situation
Trial and error learning
- Learning that takes place when a child tries several solutions before finding one that works
John Watson
- Early behaviorist; famous for the "Little Albert" experiments on fear conditioning
Reinforcement
- in operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
Behavior modification
- A systematic approach to changing behavior through the application of the principles of
conditioning.
Chaining
- in operant conditioning, combining the steps of a sequence to progress toward a final action
Shaping
- an operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and
closer approximations of the desired behavior
Generalization
- the tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned
stimulus to elicit similar responses
Scientific Assumptions
-Events of the physical universe have natural causes
-Events follow natural laws
-Natural laws are uniform through time and space
B.F. Skinner
- Behaviorist that developed the theory of operant conditioning by training pigeons and rats
Threshold method
- Stimulus presented at an intensity below threshold, so the habit is not elicited
, Edwin Guthrie
- Learning takes place on the first try
Ivan Pavlov
- Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)
Sequence of a curriculum
- is the order in which content is presented to learners over time.
Mental Discipline Theory
- General mental functioning better than learning other subjects
Thorndike
- Educational Psychology (Connections)
Law of Exercise (Thorndike)
- the more an act or response is used in a given situation, the more strongly the act becomes
associated with that situation
Trial and error learning
- Learning that takes place when a child tries several solutions before finding one that works
John Watson
- Early behaviorist; famous for the "Little Albert" experiments on fear conditioning
Reinforcement
- in operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
