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Which theorist proposed the "Law of Effect"?
What are contingencies?
Who is credited with starting the behaviorist revolution?
What is the role of the teacher according to behaviorists?
Behaviorism is a movement in psychology that began with John B. Watson in 1913. Psychology, according to behaviorists, is a science whose goal is the prediction and control of behavior, not of the mind. B. F. Skinner is a well-known behaviorist who believed that humans could be "programmed" to do almost anything given the proper environmental conditions or stimuli and a desired response. Skinner maintained that learning occurred as a result of the organism responding to its environment, and coined the term "operant conditioning" to describe this phenomenon.
1. Chapter 2
Answer pg. 69 question #4
This web site provides an introduction to behaviorism and also has a tutorial
complete with quiz questions to help you understand behaviorism.
http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/Behaviorism/
This PBS website gives a brief biography of B.F. Skinner.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhskin.html
