Part 3: - Focus On Learning Unit 3.1 - Behaviorist Perspective Module 7 - Behaviorism: Thorndike, Watson, Skinner

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Part 3: - Focus on Learning

Unit 3.1 - Behaviorist


Perspective
Module 7 - Behaviorism:
Thorndike, Watson,
Skinner
By: Mark Angelo Ferrer
Objectives:
Explain the basic principles of
behaviorism
In this module, make a simple plan applying the
challenge yourself to primary laws of learning
attain the following
learning outcomes:  determine how to use rewards in
the learning process more
effectively.
Introduction
The theory of behaviorism
focuses on the study of
observable and measurable
behavior.
Introduction
Rewards and Punishment.
Contributions in the
development of the behaviorist
theory largely came from….
Behaviorism

Classical Conditioning Connectionism Operant Conditioning


(Pavlov/Watson) (Thorndike) (Skinner)

Primary Laws

Law of
Effect
Law of
Exercise
Law of
Readiness
Ivan Pavlov
Russian Physiologist
Is well known for his work in
classical conditioning or
stimulus substitutions.
It involved MEAT,
DOG, and a BELL.
Pavlov’s
Experiment Measuring the dog’s
salivation in order to
study the digestion.
-Once the dog has learned to
salivate at the sound of the
Stimulus
bell, it will salivate at other
Generalization
similar sounds.
-If you stop pairing the
bell with the food,
Extinction salivation will eventually
cease in response to the
bell.
-extinguished responses can
be “recovered” after an
Spontaneous elapsed time, but will soon
Recovery
extinguish again if the dog
is not presented with food.
-the dog could learn to
discriminate between
similar bells (stimuli) and
Discrimination
discern which bell would
result in the presentation of
food and which would not.
- once the dog has been
conditioned to associate the bell
with food, another unconditioned
Higher-order stimulus, such as a light may be
conditioning flashed at the same time that the
bell is rung. Eventually the dog will
salivate at the flash of the light
without the sound of the bell.
“Be a manipulative one,
not a doll of others”

- Mark “Mondragon” Ferrer


Thankyou
so much
sizams!

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