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Learn how Watson and Skinner, the two principal originators of behaviorist approaches to learning, believed that human behavior resulted from stimulus-response associations. Explore the implications of behaviorism for education, equity, and student success.
John B. Watson (1878-1958) and B. F. Skinner (1904-1990) are the two principal originators of behaviorist approaches to learning. Watson believed that human behavior resulted from specific stimuli that elicited certain responses. Watson's basic premise was that conclusions about human development should be based on observation of overt behavior
- Molly Zhou, David Brown
- 2015
Skinner was influenced by John B. Watson’s philosophy of psychology called behaviorism, which rejected not just the introspective method and the elaborate psychoanalytic theories of Freud and Jung, but any psychological explanation based on mental states or internal representations such as beliefs, desires, memories, and plans.
Nov 18, 2020 · While Wundt and James were concerned with under- standing conscious experience, Watson thought that the study of consciousness was flawed. Because he believed that objective analysis of the mind was impossible, Watson preferred to focus directly on observable behavior and try to bring that behavior under control.
He had already rejected Edward L. Thorndike's 'law of effect' (a precursor to B. F. Skinner's principle of reinforcement) due to what Watson believed were unnecessary subjective elements. It was not until 1916 that he would recognize the more general significance of Pavlov's formulation, after which Watson would make such the subject of his ...
Describes the origins and evolution of the term radical behaviorism, tracing it through the thought of J. B. Watson (published 1913–1930) and B. F. Skinner (published 1931–1983). It is asserted that, today, radical behaviorism is generally applied to Skinner's views alone.
May 14, 2018 · The most famous proponents of psychological behaviorism were John Watson and B. F. Skinner (1904 – 1990). Other notable behaviorists were Edwin Guthrie (1886 – 1959), Edward Tolman (1886 – 1959), Clark Hull (1884 – 1952), and Kenneth Spence (1907 – 1967).
