CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

BEHAVIOURIST THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Read the following statements. Determine whether each statement about Burt B. is from the Behaviourist View, the Social Learning Theory view, or the Humanistic view of personality.Burt was a quiet child but became more of an extrovert once he met his best friend Ernie in high school. Ernie was well-liked by his peers for his sense of humour and outgoing personality.
A
Behaviourism
B
Social Learning Theory
C
Humanistic
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Humanistic Theory of Personality states that people are intrinsically good, with an innate drive to make themselves better. The Humanistic theory is built on the premise of a person’s self-concept, consisting of their real self and their ideal self.

Detailed explanation-2: -Behaviorism and social learning theory. The social learning theory agrees with the behavioral learning theory about outside influences on behavior. However, the social learning theory goes a step further and suggests that internal psychological processes are also an influence on behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -An example of behaviorism is when teachers reward their class or certain students with a party or special treat at the end of the week for good behavior throughout the week. The same concept is used with punishments. The teacher can take away certain privileges if the student misbehaves.

Detailed explanation-4: -It assumes that behavior is either a reflex evoked by the pairing of certain antecedent stimuli in the environment, or a consequence of that individual’s history, including especially reinforcement and punishment contingencies, together with the individual’s current motivational state and controlling stimuli.

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