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• How we understand human behavior through prediction and control

• Learning through positive and negative rewards

• 1849-1936• Became who he was

by using dogs in an experiment

• Taught dogs to salivate when they heard a bell

• Classic Conditioning• Stimulus=Food, Reflex=Salivation• Provided stimulus, achieved his desired reflex• Dogs learned to associate bell with food, began to salivate

with only ringing of bell and no food

• 1904-1990• Operant Conditioning• Stimulus=Behavior,

Response=Reward• Rewarding when the desired

behavior is seen• Pigeons• Taught them how to dance

• Believed people shape behavior based on positive or negative rewards

• Good action=good reward

• 1925-• Social

Learning/Social Cognitive Theory

• Focused on motivational factors that contribute to behavior

• Observational Modeling• Mimicking the behavior

observed• Self-efficacy- motivate

to learn• Imagery- analyze

person’s personality through:– Environment– Behavior– Person’s physiological

processes

• With Technology and behaviorism:

• Use programs that are related to a subject

• If the student get’s answer correct, extra credit points rewarded

• Without Technology• Games in class, and

rewards for correct answer

• With technology• Play games online to try to receive

extra credit points• Without technology• Participate in classroom activities to

try to earn extra credit

• Overall, behaviorism is a great way to teach

• Reasons why I would use Behaviorism:– Reward students

for good behavior– Reward students

for correct answers– Punishment for

poor behavior

Sources

• Shelly, Gary B., Genda A. Gunter, and Randolph E. Gunter. Teachers Discovering Computers. N.p.: Library of Congress, 2010. Print.

• Pictures from:– www.google.com