Behaviorism is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, and conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment. Behaviorists believe that ...

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 ...

Rather, man acts the way he does because he has been rewarded or punished for his behavior. A child's personality can be molded by reward and punishment. We should make use of our knowledge about ...

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 ...