Hosted on MSN24y
The Key Concepts of Behaviorism in Psychology
Behaviorism is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, and conditioning ...
Psychology Today17d
Social Learning Theory
The basis of social learning theory is simple ... In operant conditioning, coined by B.F. Skinner, we learn through reinforcement or punishment. We avoid touching a pot of boiling water, for ...
Inc29d
87 Years Ago, a Legendary Psychologist Discovered Skinner’s Law. It’s Still the Secret to Sticking With Your New Year’s Resolution
If you took an intro to psych course back in high school or college, you may remember B.F. Skinner as the father of “behaviorism.” He’s the guy who trained rats and pigeons to press levers ...
Opinion
Commentary: Accountability hurts
Operant conditioning (behavior modification) is a metaphor for accountability. B.F. Skinner was an experimental psychologist at the University of Minnesota in the 1940s whose name and work came to ...
PBS8y
Watson launches behaviorist school of psychology
Watson's own rather extreme version of behaviorism has been refined over the years. In the 1950s and 1960s, B.F. Skinner pursued behaviorism with the view of improving the human condition ...